Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-N) Inc 2

Abstract

DCGS-N Inc 2 is the Navy Service component version of the DCGS Family of Systems (FoS) and is deployed on force level platforms and ashore nodes to include Maritime Operations Centers (MOCs), delivering Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Targeting (ISR&T) capabilities to the warfighter. DCGS-N Inc 2 is also a critical component of the Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) FoS, which is comprised of DCGS-N, Intelligence Carry-On Program (ICOP), Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA), Tactical Edge Targeting (TET), and Remote Sensing Capability Development (RSCD). The Programs within the ISR FoS deliver a robust suite of complimentary ISR capabilities to the Navy and Marine Corps. DCGS-N operates during peacetime, crisis, and war in afloat and shore-based operational configurations, sharing information and intelligence between the Navy, DoD, and IC. It serves as a tactical gateway to share Navy-unique sensor data (e.g., MQ-25, RAQ-35, MQ-4, and P-8, etc.) across the IC. DCGS-N will enable users to identify, locate, and confirm threats and targets using the all-source data store, support Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment, battle management, target nomination, and execute collection planning and requests. The program integrates this data with available Command and Control systems, weapons, combat, and Meteorological and Oceanographic forecast and sensor data. DCGS-N provides Situational Awareness via the Common Operational Picture and Common Intelligence Picture to the operational decision-maker. As a Software Acquisition Program (SWP), DCGS-N Inc 2 decomposes the validated Information Systems Capability Development Document (IS-CDD) requirements into six modular capability areas (CA), further defined in the DCGS-N Capabilities Need Statement (CNS), and implements agile development processes to incrementally deliver capability through the entire life cycle of the program. In alignment with the DCGS-N User Agreement (UA), requirements are prioritized through the DCGS-N Requirements Governance Board (DRGB). The Capability Needs Statement (CNS) is reviewed annually and scopes DCGS-N Inc 2 development priorities and inform near-term programmatic planning aligned to the program roadmap. User feedback informs each Iterative Release (IR) through a robust requirements process characterized by annual Fleet User Symposiums and consistent action officer coordination. DCGS-N Inc 2 maximizes use of government off-the-shelf (GOTS) and commercial software tools and standards. DCGS-N uses an enduring Adopt-Buy-Create (ABC) methodology to identify and integrate mature GOTS and commercial items currently in use with the Defense Intelligence Security Enterprise, the DCGS FoS, broader IC Information Technology Enterprise, and existing Joint and Navy Science and Technology efforts. The program employs an agile approach to requirements management, new software development, commercial items, GOTS integration, testing, and delivery of incremental functionality aligned to user priorities. Features will be completed within the financial resources allocated to the program, with less important features deferred and prioritized based on user requirements FY 2025 continues software integration and improvements resulting in IRs that are ready for testing/fielding. Additionally, DCGS-N will leverage the development and integration of applications which deliver Over the Horizon Targeting (OTH-T) and Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Counter-Intelligence (C5) ISR capabilities to the fleet.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2025
• Source ID: 2227_0304785N_5_1319_PB_2025

Tags

Fields of Study

• Computer science

Readers

• Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
• Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics

Technology Areas

• Fully Networked C3
• Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control