Intelligence Systems Development

Abstract

This Program Element (PE) is part of the Military Intelligence Program (MIP) that provides for identification, development, rapid prototyping and testing of Special Operations Forces (SOF) intelligence equipment to identify and eliminate deficiencies in providing timely intelligence to deployed forces. The PE addresses: intelligence dissemination; sensor systems; tagging, tracking, and locating devices; integrated threat warning to SOF mission platforms; biometrics and forensic site exploitation; Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (TENCAP) system under National Systems Support to SOF (NSSS); space-based payload development; and tactical uncrewed systems. The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has developed an overall strategy to ensure that Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) systems and tactical uncrewed systems continue to provide SOF with the required capabilities. The USSOCOM tactical uncrewed and C4I systems comprise an integrated network of systems providing positive command and control and timely exchange of intelligence and threat warning to all organizational echelons. The C4I systems that support this new architecture employ the latest standards and technology by transitioning from separate systems to full integration with the Global Information Grid (GIG). The GIG allows SOF elements to operate with any force combination in multiple environments. This PE received a Congressional Add in FY 2023 for Multi-Mission Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems (MTUAS) Artificial Intelligence for Small Unit Maneuver (AISUM) ($15.000 million).

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2025
• Source ID: 1160405BB_7_0400_PB_2025
• Change Summary Explanation: Funding: FY 2023: Net decrease of -$1.436 million is due to a decrease in the development of the Special Operations Tactical Video System/Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition (TVS/RSTA) program to support Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) program. FY 2024: None. FY 2025: Net increase of $0.366 million is due to a reduction in the payload development and integration in the National Systems Support to SOF (NSSS) program a decrease of ($0.068 million); a decrease in the development of the Special Operations Tactical Video System/Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition (TVS/RSTA) program to support Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) program ($2.111 million); a reduction in the level of effort for development and integration of advanced technologies for Sensitive Site Exploitation (SSE) ($0.110 million); a decrease in the level of effort of SOF Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Processing, Exploitation, Dissemination (PED) Silent Dagger (SD) integration of advanced technologies of ($0.085 million); a reduction in developmental test and evaluation for Small Unmanned Systems (SUMS) [(includes Expeditionary Organic Tactical Airborne - Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) Capability Sets (EOTACS)] program decrease of ($0.531 million); an increase to support Multi-Mission Tactical Unmanned (MTUAS) enhancements, integration and expanding testing of technologies that address National Defense Strategy priorities on MQ-35A-VBAT ($2.417 million); and details of decrease will be provided under a separate cover ($2.053 million).
• Service Agency Name: United States Special Operations Command

Entities

Organizations

• United States Special Operations Command

Tags

Fields of Study

• Engineering

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.

Technology Areas

• AI & ML
• AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
• AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
• Autonomy
• Autonomy - UAVs
• Fully Networked C3
• Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
• Space