AIR VIGILANCE (AV)

Air Vigilance (AV) is an Army intelligence-collection program that uses a software-intensive Automated Information System (AIS) and specialized hardware to collect critical data on emerging threat systems. Its fiscal year (FY) 2027 procurement request appears under Other Procurement, Army, Budget Activity 02, Communications and Electronics Equipment, and Budget Sub Activity 83, Electronic Warfare Equipment. The line is designated service ready and funds equipment for Army distribution. More detailed descriptions of its capabilities and justification are maintained in classified materials.

The original AV Basis of Issue Plan (BOIP), based on requirements in Capability Drops (CDs) 1, 2, and 3, called for full deployment of 10 servers and 39 sensors in varying configurations to Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) Military Intelligence Brigades. In December 2021, the Army revised the BOIP to include 12 sensors procured in support of Joint Urgent Operational Needs Statement (JUONS) 0576, raising the planned sensor total to 51. Requirements for CD 4 were validated in FY 2021. These changes provide the acquisition context for continued sensor deployment and capability enhancements.

Green Falcon version 3 (GFv3) is a principal purpose of the FY 2027 base request. Procurement supports continued deployment of this Pre-Planned Product Improvement (P3I), along with its fielding and New Equipment Training. The Army identifies the enhanced capabilities of GFv3 as a means of keeping pace with emerging threats. The request also supports equipment sparing for the fielded capability.

Green Falcon version 2 (GFv2) Tech Refresh is a separate FY 2027 objective focused on sensors already in the CD 3 configuration. P3I hardware refresh of those existing sensors adds capability without treating them as new GFv3 deployments. Together, continued GFv3 deployment and GFv2 refresh address both newer equipment and the installed sensor base. The stated operational rationale is to maintain capabilities that pace the threat.

Iron Quest kits are included in the FY 2027 procurement request for hardware mission-capability enhancements. The request separately identifies Iron Neptune kits, ANA-B kits, and Swift Kits as additional procurement purposes. Fielding, New Equipment Training, and equipment sparing also form part of the requested-year justification for the equipment package. The unclassified budget exhibit names these kits but places their detailed descriptions at a higher classification level.

The FY 2027 base line records a procurement quantity of 80, following four in FY 2025 and 36 in FY 2026; projected quantities continue in subsequent years. The quantity is presented for the overall AV budget line, whose request covers several equipment and support purposes. No FY 2027 overseas contingency operations procurement is listed. The cost analysis places the FY 2027 request in its nonrecurring hardware category under a TENCAP cost element, while the accompanying justification specifies the GFv3, GFv2 refresh, kit, fielding, training, and sparing activities supported.

Earlier acquisition records show procurement of sensors, system servers, hardware upgrades tied to capability-drop enhancements, and CD 4 hardware, as well as fielding and training. The FY 2026 cost analysis also identifies version 3 initial spares and a TENCAP element. In the procurement history, the FY 2025 sensor award was scheduled for March 2025 with first delivery in September 2025. FY 2026 sensor, hardware-upgrade, and fielding-and-training awards were scheduled for March 2026, with first deliveries in September 2026.