Distributed Common Ground/Surface Systems

Abstract

This Program Element is part of the Military Intelligence Program (MIP). The Distributed Common Ground/Surface System Special Operations Forces (DCGS-SOF) is part of a family of systems providing rapid fielding of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Processing, Exploitation, Dissemination (PED), and analytical capabilities at the Combatant Commands (COCOM), Component/Theater Special Operations Commands (TSOC) level and below through a combination of reach back, forward support, and collaboration. The mission tailored infrastructure interconnects the warfighters, analysts, and sensors to find and fix high value targets and provides a network-enabled, interoperable construct allowing continual, unimpeded sharing of intelligence data, information and services with SOF and between the services, national intelligence agencies, COCOMs, and multi-national partners. The DCGS-SOF connects SOF warfighters and analysts with essential intelligence information and provides situational awareness information to SOF leadership at all echelons. The two components of DCGS-SOF are Enterprise/All Source Information Fusion (ENT/ASIF) and SOF Geospatial Intelligence Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (SGIP). The ENT/ASIF provides infrastructure, processing, and intelligence analytical tools for worldwide SOF intelligence information sharing via a globally connected cloud based architecture as well as a forward disconnected capability. The SGIP provides capabilities in garrison and deployed environments for the PED of crewed and uncrewed sensors.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2025
Source ID
0305208BB_7_0400_PB_2025
Change Summary Explanation
Funding: FY 2023: None. FY 2024: None. FY 2025: None
Service Agency Name
United States Special Operations Command

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Special Operations Command

Tags

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.

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