SSA/BMC2

Abstract

The FY 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (Sections 873/874) directed the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) to streamline software development. The Space Domain Awareness (SDA)/ Planning/ Tasking software program is an OSD pilot initiative in which all lifecycle funding is tracked under Budget Activity 8 (BA 8), Software and Digital Technology Pilot Programs, beginning in FY 2021. Pilot programs enable the execution of modern software development practices encompassing development, procurement, modification and maintenance activities within a single RDT&E appropriation in this PE. In FY 2023, PE 1203614SF, JSpOC Mission System, Project 68A035 SSA/BMC2 efforts were transferred to PE 1208248SF, Enterprise Space BMC2, Project 68A035 SSA/BMC2 for SDA planning and tasking software program transparency. The Space Force is developing a SDA planning and tasking capability for the Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC) and the Joint Task Force - Space Defense (JTF-SD). The SDA Planning and Tasking software program provides a collaborative environment that will enhance and modernize SDA and Battle Management Command and Control (BMC2) capabilities; create decision-relevant views of the space and multi-domain environment; rapidly detect, track and characterize objects of interest; identify / exploit traditional and non-traditional sources; perform space threat analysis; and enable efficient distribution of data across the Space Surveillance Network (SSN). The program maintains enterprise infrastructure, platform and data services, and develops mission applications to enable responsive, resilient operational-level SDA Planning and Tasking capabilities for the National Space Defense Center (NSDC), Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC), 18th Space Defense Squadron (SDS) and other Command and Control (C2) centers. Employing an agile-based Rapid Delivery Framework with a 90-day Program Increment (PI) construct fosters a collaborative and integrated environment for the community to effectively plan and deliver C2 capabilities. The enterprise-wide system provides a common government infrastructure and processes to allow C2 capabilities at USSF operational Deltas to rapidly address the evolving and dynamic threat. The program also identifies shared/common platform, infrastructure, and data layer solutions to support open frameworks and architectures across the enterprise ground portfolio. Funding includes technical studies, development, experimentation, integration and related support costs. In FY 2023 this Program Element also includes effort for the Cyber Halo Innovation Research Program (CHIRP) based on a Congressional add. CHIRP will continue collaboration between Space Systems Command (SSC), universities/colleges, and industry with a mission to drive innovation and to create a pipeline of talent in cyber security with the specialized expertise to protect mission-critical, space-borne assets from cyber threats by adversaries. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 1206392SF and 1206398SF. This program is in Budget Activity 8, Software and Digital Technology Pilot Program because this budget activity includes funding provided for expenses necessary for agile development, test and evaluation, procurement, production and modification, and the operation and maintenance of these programs.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2025
• Source ID: 68A035_1208248SF_8_3620F_PB_2025

Tags

Fields of Study

• Computer science
• Engineering

Readers

• Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
• Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.

Technology Areas

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