# Ocean Engineering Tech Dev — Program Element 0603713N

**Program element:** 0603713N  
**Component:** U.S. Navy  
**Appropriation:** 1319 — RDT&E, Navy  
**Budget Activity:** 4 — Advanced Component Development & Prototypes  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603713N

## Summary

U.S. Navy funding ramps 65% to a $15.9M request in FY2027 — the program's peak, before stepping down 46% across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House added 63% (to $25.9M); the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full. KMS Solutions leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 15.4 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 9.6 |
| FY2027 | Request | 15.9 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 9.6 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 9.1 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 8.4 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 8.6 |

> Estimate types are not summed — the profile mixes actuals, enacted law, the request, and outyear projections.

## Congressional marks (FY2027)

| Stage | Marked ($M) | Change ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| Request | 15.9 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 25.9 | +10.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 15.9 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 15.9 | +0.0 |

> FY2027 NDAA authorization marks, as of 2026-07-27. Not appropriations or final law.

## Projects (2)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0394 | Shallow Depth Diving EQ | 12.1 | 6.2 | 13.4 | +115% |
| 0099 | Deep Submergence Bio Med Dev | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.5 | −27% |

> Projects are the summable leaves: the program element total is their sum, never added to it.

### Project 0394 — Shallow Depth Diving EQ

(Diving - N97) This project develops systems to support submarine escape and rescue missions, and conventional diver operations. Diver operations include ship husbandry, salvage/recovery, and submarine rescue operations to support national, as well as Navy, needs around the world. Modern certifiable diving systems that ensure diver safety and allow maximum work efficiency will replace currently antiquated systems. R&D will be performed in the areas of diver tools to improve work efficiency, tracking and navigation, visual enhancement, contaminated water diving, diver environmental protection, and recompression chamber technology. (Submarine Escape and Rescue - N97) The modernization of Submarine Rescue System (SRS) is required to address known reliability and obsolescence issues and support the planned minimum 15 year system service life extension prior to SRS's end of life and inoperability. (Diving - N95) This project develops systems to support Naval Expeditionary Combat Command Diving. Operations include salvage/recovery and underwater construction to support national, as well as Navy, needs around the world. Modern certifiable diving systems that ensure diver safety and allow maximum work efficiency will replace currently antiquated systems. R&D will be performed in the areas of diver tools to improve work efficiency, tracking and navigation, visual enhancement, contaminated water diving, diver environmental protection and recompression chamber technology. Requirements: Operational Requirements Document, Revision 2 for Submarine Rescue Diving and Recompression System (SRDRS) Serial 694-87-06 dtd 6 June 2006 COMSUBLANT/COMSUBPAC OPORD 2137 (Submarine Rescue) dtd 5 Aug 2014 Mission Needs Statement, M016402-92 Survivability, OPNAV N87 ltr Serial N87/5U659719 dtd 30 Jan 1995

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** KMS Solutions (1.0, 7.5%), PNSY (0.7, 4.9%), NEDU (0.3, 2.5%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shallow Depth Diving EQ - Diving (N97) | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Shallow Depth Diving EQ - Submarine Escape and Rescue (N97) | 8.1 | 4.0 | 11.7 |
| Shallow Depth Diving EQ - Diving (N95) | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

### Project 0099 — Deep Submergence Bio Med Dev

This project: 1) Develops advanced biomedical and bioengineering technology for medical and life support enhancement to decrease submariner deaths and permanent injury in a disabled submarine (DISSUB) and during submarine escape and rescue; 2) Conducts research for diver health, safety, and effectiveness to increase understanding of human performance and enhanced diver stress management and survivability in high stress environments such as in cold/warm water and at altitude. This project also validates and improves the accuracy of assumptions associated with equipment testing and certification, diving procedures, and diver biomedical physiology. Deliverables for DISSUB include: medical guidance/procedures increasing submariner survivability for submarine escape and rescue (including new Submarine Rescue Diving and Recompression System (SRDRS)), life support parameters, medical procedures for life support; exposure and mitigation guidance for atmospheric contaminants, high levels of oxygen and/or carbon dioxide; prevention and treatment of decompression sickness and pulmonary oxygen toxicity; and senior survivor expert decision system. Deliverables for diver health and safety include: decompression guidance in extreme environment diving with various breathing mixtures, temperatures, durations, and altitudes; exposure guidance for oxygen breathing; diver performance guidance based on physiological effects of diving; enhanced underwater swimming efficiency; enhanced diver thermal protection; collection of operational diving depth/time profiles to predict decompression risk, and exposure and mitigation guidance for divers experiencing underwater continuous noise, impulse noise, or underwater blast. Requirements: OPNAVINST 3150.27D, Navy Diving Policy and Joint Military Diving Technology and Training Program, 01 Mar 2021 Navy Salvage and Navy Diving Capabilities-Based Assessment (CBA) Report, 19 Dec 2013 NAPDD #587-873, Deep Submergence Biomedical Development, 23 Nov 1999 NAVSEA Instruction 3900.10A, Management of the Deep Submergence Biomedical Research and Development Program, 6 Nov 2018 Navy Diving Initial Capabilities Document (ICD)

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** NSMRL (0.4, 18%), DUKE UNIV (0.3, 11%), NIWC-PAC (0.2, 8.4%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Submergence Bio Med Dev - Diver Health and Safety | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| Deep Submergence Bio Med Dev - Submarine Escape and Rescue | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Industry primes | 18% | 2.9 |
| Government labs & warfare centers | 17% | 2.8 |
| Other / unspecified | 64% | 10.2 |

**Top named industry performers:** KMS Solutions ($1.0M, 6.3%), PNSY ($0.7M, 4.1%), NSMRL ($0.4M, 2.8%), NEDU ($0.3M, 2.1%).

> R-3 exhibit contract funding, not USAspending obligations.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

This project: 1) Develops advanced biomedical and bioengineering technology for medical and life support enhancement to decrease submariner deaths and permanent injury in a disabled submarine (DISSUB) and during submarine escape and rescue; 2) Conducts research for diver health, safety, and effectiveness to increase understanding of human performance and enhanced diver stress management and survivability in high stress environments such as in cold/warm water and at altitude. This project also validates and improves the accuracy of assumptions associated with equipment testing and certification, diving procedures, and diver biomedical physiology.

Integrated thrust area teams (e.g., decompression research) are established with university, commercial, and in-house Navy labs to jointly execute biomedical Research and Development (R&D). Peer review of research proposals accomplished by independent Technical Advisory Board. Annual review of progress by Executive Review Board (CNO/NAVSEA/ONR/BUMED). Program management by 0-6 Undersea Medical Officer. Contracting by competitive process using Business Area Analysis (BAA) and leveraging Office of Naval Research (ONR) capabilities.

## Related program elements

- [0604215N — Standards Development](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604215N) (Navy)
- [0603562N — Submarine Tactical Warfare Sys](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603562N) (Navy)
- [0602787A — Medical Technology](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0602787A) (Army)
- [1160483BB — Maritime Systems](https://hitchintel.com/programs/1160483BB) (Defense-Wide)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0603713N (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0603713N")`.

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