Project MN6
$16.0MFY2027 request NEWBlast & Head Impact Exposure Monitor Advanced Tech
FY2025 actual—
FY2026 enacted—
FY2027 request$16.0M
FY2027 Request
$17.9M
▲ 102% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$8.9M
▼ 7.7% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$9.6M
Prior year
Roll-up of 6 projects. Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it.
For fiscal year 2027, the U.S. Army is requesting $17.9M for Medical Advanced Technology under RDT&E program element 0603002A, up 102% over FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Funding profile, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 9.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 8.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 17.9 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 23.6 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 12.4 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 6.7 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 6.7 |
Where it sits
Acquisition lifecycle
This program is funded in RDT&E Budget Activity 3 — Advanced Technology Development.
Complete
Research
BA 1–2
Current
Advanced Technology
BA 3
Later
Prototyping
BA 4
Later
Development & Fielding
BA 5–7
Inside the program element
6 projects roll up into PE 0603002A
Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it. Program elements and projects carry the full five-year plan; activities stop at the budget year. This PE moves 102% overall, which can hide much larger swings below.
Project MN7
$1.0MFY2027 request ▲ 97%Musculoskeletal Injury Screening Tool Adv Tech
FY2025 actual$2.4M
FY2026 enacted$0.5M
FY2027 request$1.0M
Project MM7
$0.9MFY2027 request ▼ 3%Enabling Med Cap to Support Dispersed OPS Adv Tech
FY2025 actual$1.0M
FY2026 enacted$0.9M
FY2027 request$0.9M
Project MM2
—FY2027 request ▼ 100%MEDICAL ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES (CA)
FY2025 actual$5.0M
FY2026 enacted$7.0M
FY2027 request—
Project MP3
—FY2027 request ▼ 100%Phys Chem Toxicity Assessment Sys Adv Tech
FY2025 actual$1.0M
FY2026 enacted$0.4M
FY2027 request—
Project MO8
—FY2027 request ▼ 100%Expeditionary Performance Nutrition Advanced Techn
FY2025 actual$0.2M
FY2026 enacted$0.1M
FY2027 request—
Congressional action
Congressional marks
Committee marks on the FY2027 request. Adds and cuts are reconciled in conference before they become law.
RequestPresident's Budget
$17.9M
House NDAA (HASC)HASC
$17.9M full · +$0
Senate NDAA (SASC)SASC
$27.9M +$10.0M · +56%
House Approps (HAC-D)HAC_D
$59.9M +$42.0M · +235%
▲ $42.0M chamber gap — unresolved as of 2026-07-27. These are FY2027 authorization marks (NDAA); appropriations and the conference agreement may differ.
Program detail
Mission & acquisition strategy
This Program Element (PE) matures and demonstrates advanced medical technologies including drugs, medical devices, and developing medical practices and procedures to effectively protect and improve the survivability of United States Forces across the entire spectrum of military operations. Successful completion of efforts relies on tri-Service coordination and cooperation.
Project MN6, MN7, MM7, MM2, MP3, MO8 — Blast & Head Impact Exposure Monitor Advanced Tech
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FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification · Exhibits R-2 / R-3 · PE 0603002A (President's Budget PB2027) — and FY2027 NDAA committee marks, as tracked 2026-07-27.
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/programs/0603002A.md · MCP mcp.hitchintel.com → budget_get_program_element, budget_get_cong_marksFY2027 Request
$16.0M
President's Budget
Blast & Head Impact Exposure Monitor Advanced Tech — one RDT&E project inside PE 0603002A. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project MN6 — Blast & Head Impact Exposure Monitor Advanced Tech — requests $16.0M in FY2027, 90% of the $17.9M requested for program element 0603002A. It is a new start — no prior-year or current-year money.
Funding trajectory
Project MN6 funding, FY2027–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2027 | Request | 16.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 21.6 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 10.3 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 4.6 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 4.6 |
Inside the project
1 accomplishment / planned program
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them. Opening lines only here — the full year-by-year narrative is on the project page.
FY2025 actual—
FY2026 enacted—
FY2027 request$16.0M
Develop and finalize a statistically rigorous study design that includes cohort selection, operational partnerships, baseline measures, and reassessment intervals. Integrate outcomes from retrospective data analysis to inform study approach. Identify and document emerging use cases for predictive analytics for blast mitigation…
Read the FY2027 plan →Project detail
What project MN6 buys
This project will inform a) accurate injury and survivability criteria against selected emerging blast and terminal ballistic effects in different environment platforms, b) technologies and strategies to provide actionable information to unit leader/Soldier about hazardous exposure , and innovative mitigation solutions against emerging threats in military operations. This capability will inform force health protection criteria and injury severity risk that can help prevent degradation to Soldier cognitive readiness and performance and enhance combat power. The cited research is fully coordinated with PE 0602143A (Soldier Lethality Technology) and complimentary to PE 0603118A (Soldier Lethality Advanced Technology) and is fully coordinated with other Services in order to avoid duplication of effort. Research in this project is performed by the United States Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC), Fort Detrick, MD.
FY2027 Request
$1.0M
▲ 97% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$0.5M
▼ 80% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$2.4M
Prior year
Musculoskeletal Injury Screening Tool Adv Tech — one RDT&E project inside PE 0603002A. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project MN7 — Musculoskeletal Injury Screening Tool Adv Tech — requests $1.0M in FY2027, 5.3% of the $17.9M requested for program element 0603002A. Year over year it grows 97% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project MN7 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 2.4 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 1.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 1.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 1.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 1.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 1.0 |
Inside the project
2 accomplishments / planned programs
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them.
Leader and Medical Provider Tools to Prevent and Reduce Musculoskeletal Injury in All Settings▼ 100%
FY2025 actual$2.4M
FY2026 enacted$0.5M
FY2027 request—
FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding decrease reflects the realignment to Advanced Solutions to Prevent Disease Non Battle Injuries Due To Environmental, Nutritional and Musculoskeletal Factors.
FY2026 plans — current year Leverage outcomes in Musculoskeletal Injury (ARMI) study to validate and translate musculoskeletal injury risk and performance degrading prediction tools, as well as strategies to optimize physical readiness to provide evidence-based recommendations for injury resilience and readiness. Validate test methodologies for blast mitigation potential of PPE systems utilizing updated health effects and injury thresholds. Begin validation of damage risk criteria for impulse noise exposure.
FY2025 accomplishments Continue to validate and transition musculoskeletal injury risk and performance degrading prediction tools that can be used to inform interventions for injury resilience and readiness. Analyze retrospective data sets to inform blast mitigation strategy and blast protection measures.
Advanced Solutions to Prevent Disease Non Battle Injuries Due To Environmental, Nutritional and Musculoskeletal FactorsNEW
FY2025 actual—
FY2026 enacted—
FY2027 request$1.0M
FY2027 planned work Initiate randomized controlled trial evaluating the MSKI reduction recommendations in training, implementation is expected to reduce the MSKI in training by ~50%. Continue evaluation of operational environment to determine and evaluate modifiable risk factors for MSKI and improved recovery after injury.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding increase reflects the realignment from Leader and Medical Provider Tools to Prevent and Reduce Musculoskeletal Injury in All Settings and PE 0603002A Medical Advanced Technology Project Project MO8 / Expeditionary Performance Nutrition Advanced Technology and Project MP3 / Physical Chemical Toxicity Assessment System Advanced Technology and the implementation of additional studies to determine and evaluate modifiable risk factors for improved recovery after MSKI.
Project detail
What project MN7 buys
This project develops strategies and technologies to reduce musculoskeletal injury (MSKI) rates and improve outcomes following Return to Duty (RTD) in the Army training, operational, and medical communities to improve Soldier readiness. The cited research is fully coordinated with PE 0602143A (Soldier Lethality Technology) and complimentary to PE 0603118A (Soldier Lethality Advanced Technology) and is fully coordinated with the Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) and other Services in order to avoid duplication of effort.
FY2027 Request
$0.9M
▼ 3.5% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$0.9M
▼ 8.4% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$1.0M
Prior year
Enabling Med Cap to Support Dispersed OPS Adv Tech — one RDT&E project inside PE 0603002A. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project MM7 — Enabling Med Cap to Support Dispersed OPS Adv Tech — requests $0.9M in FY2027, 5.0% of the $17.9M requested for program element 0603002A. Year over year it falls 3.5% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project MM7 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 1.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 0.9 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 1.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 1.1 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 1.1 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 1.1 |
Inside the project
2 accomplishments / planned programs
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them.
Develop Prototype Medical Robotic and Autonomous System (Med-RAS)
FY2025 actual$1.0M
FY2026 enacted—
FY2027 request—
FY2025 accomplishments Continue work to mature the Combat Evacuation Mission Module (CEMM) conceptual designs and physical prototypes of the Multi-Mission Vehicle Interface (MMVI) component. Evaluate MMVI subsystem prototype in critical design review. Perform systematic review of associated Safe Transport and Evacuation Protocols System (STEPS) flight control interface system component. Demonstrate technical functionality and advance the communication infrastructure towards an optimal multipurpose system. Demonstrate proof-of-concept 3D audio display interface with simulated Intercommunications System (ICS).
Future En Route Casualty Care Sustainment Cap Set▼ 3%
FY2025 actual—
FY2026 enacted$0.9M
FY2027 request$0.9M
FY2027 planned work Complete design recommendations for auditory alarm cues provided to flight medics from patient monitoring devices. Investigate novel methods of reducing flight medic workload, including augmented reality displays and supplemental crewing. Validate and standardize casualty detection reduction techniques (e.g., IR concealment materials) to optimize casualty survival during transport.
FY2026 to FY2027 change The funding decrease aligns with the projected costs for the planned scope of work.
FY2026 plans — current year Will develop proof-of-concept system integrating medical device alarms from multiple pieces of en route care medical equipment into the Flight Medic's communication system, isolated from other communications systems within the aircraft, and will evaluate the system's ability to improve the level of care provided by the Flight Medic when treating multiple MEDEVAC patients.
Project detail
What project MM7 buys
Matures and demonstrates a tele-monitored and remote-controlled Combat Evacuation Mission Module to support medical resupply and casualty evacuation using future multi-purpose Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Provides a self-contained medical module capability adaptable to various future multi- purpose VTOL UAS. Matures and demonstrates an intelligent decision-support capability that can be operated on an Army or Navy provided End User Device (EUD), such as the NETT Warrior system, to assist medics with patient assessment, triage, treatment, and disposition in a Prolonged Field Care (PFC) environment by assessing patient conditions to provide adaptive care guidelines.
FY2027 Request
$0.0M
▼ 100% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$7.0M
▲ 40% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$5.0M
Prior year
MEDICAL ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES (CA) — one RDT&E project inside PE 0603002A. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project MM2 — MEDICAL ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES (CA) — requests — in FY2027, 0.0% of the $17.9M requested for program element 0603002A. Year over year it falls 100% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project MM2 funding, FY2025–FY2026
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 5.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 7.0 |
Project detail
What project MM2 buys
Congressional Interest Item funding for Medical Advanced Technology Initiatives. The cited work is consistent with the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy.
FY2027 Request
$0.0M
▼ 100% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$0.4M
▼ 66% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$1.0M
Prior year
Phys Chem Toxicity Assessment Sys Adv Tech — one RDT&E project inside PE 0603002A. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project MP3 — Phys Chem Toxicity Assessment Sys Adv Tech — requests — in FY2027, 0.0% of the $17.9M requested for program element 0603002A. Year over year it falls 100% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project MP3 funding, FY2025–FY2026
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 1.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.4 |
Inside the project
1 accomplishment / planned program
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them.
Solutions to Sustain Warfighter Performance in Extreme Environments▼ 100%
FY2025 actual$1.0M
FY2026 enacted$0.4M
FY2027 request—
FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding decrease reflects realignment to PE 0603002A Medical Advanced Technology Project MN7/ Musculoskeletal Injury Screening Tool Advanced Technology.
FY2026 plans — current year Continue validation of an early warning hypoxia monitoring tool for use at high altitude and wrap up the digital twin project.
FY2025 accomplishments Validate early warning hypoxia monitoring tool for use at high altitude. Validate a digital twin for individualized real-time health state prediction and squad readiness assessment.
Project detail
What project MP3 buys
This project covers the development of products and solutions that will protect and prevent degradation of Soldier health, readiness and performance from environmental stressors (heat, cold, altitude, and chemical toxicants) while conducting prolonged operations in Multi-Domain Operations (MDO). Develop algorithms and physiological models to inform unit leaders and Soldiers and provide actionable information and interventions to manage metabolic needs, maintain performance, and avoid non-battle injuries while operating in extreme environments. This project contains no duplication with any effort within the Military Departments and includes direct participation by other Services. The cited research is fully coordinated with PE 0602143A (Soldier Lethality Technology) and complimentary to PE 0603118A (Soldier Lethality Advanced Technology).
FY2027 Request
$0.0M
▼ 100% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$0.1M
▼ 33% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$0.2M
Prior year
Expeditionary Performance Nutrition Advanced Techn — one RDT&E project inside PE 0603002A. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project MO8 — Expeditionary Performance Nutrition Advanced Techn — requests — in FY2027, 0.0% of the $17.9M requested for program element 0603002A. Year over year it falls 100% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project MO8 funding, FY2025–FY2026
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.2 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.1 |
Inside the project
1 accomplishment / planned program
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them.
Medical Strategies to Sustain Soldier Alertness and Performance in All Settings▼ 100%
FY2025 actual$0.2M
FY2026 enacted$0.1M
FY2027 request—
FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding decrease reflects realignment to PE 0603002A Medical Advanced Technology Project MN7/ Musculoskeletal Injury Screening Tool Advanced Technology.
FY2026 plans — current year Using the Close Combat Assault Rations (CCAR) consumption on Warfighter energy intake and performance study results to develop recommendations for utilization of CCAR in an operational relevant environment.
FY2025 accomplishments Conclude studies that assessed Soldier ration consumption on Warfighter Energy Intake and Performance.
Project detail
What project MO8 buys
This project covers the development of real-time, specific, and individualized interventions to optimize mental acuity and fatigue and manage metabolic and nutritional needs to sustain soldier physical, mental, and immunological performance. The cited research is fully coordinated with PE 0602143A (Soldier Lethality Technology) and complimentary to PE 0603118A (Soldier Lethality Advanced Technology) and is fully coordinated with other services in order to avoid duplication of effort.