# Soldier Support and Survivability — Program Element 0603747A

**Program element:** 0603747A  
**Component:** U.S. Army  
**Appropriation:** 2040 — RDT&E, Army  
**Budget Activity:** 4 — Advanced Component Development & Prototypes  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603747A

## Summary

U.S. Army requests $4.1M in FY2027, sustained across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 3.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 4.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 4.1 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 4.2 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 4.2 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 4.2 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 4.3 |

> 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 | 4.1 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 4.1 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 4.1 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 4.1 | +0.0 |

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

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 610 | Food Adv Development | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | +2% |

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

### Project 610 — Food Adv Development

This project provides for the advanced component development and prototyping of Joint Service combat ration components/platforms and field feeding equipment designed to improve warfighter performance and reduce the logistics burden of subsistence support. Efforts funded in this project support all four Services, the Special Operations Command, and the Defense Logistics Agency. The Army serves as the Executive Agent for this Department of War (DoW) program, with oversight and coordination provided by the DoW Combat Feeding Research and Engineering Board as required by DoD Directive (DoDD) 3235.02E. Centralized execution of the DoW Combat Feeding Research and Engineering Program (CFREP) with Joint Service review and approval eliminates unnecessary duplication of efforts across the Services and maximizes use of common materiel solutions. Prototypes validated within this effort transition to Army Program Element 0604713A (Combat Feeding, Clothing and Equipment) / project 548 (Mil Subsistence Sys) for System Development and Demonstration. Work in this project is performed by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Soldier Center (SC).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joint Service Combat Ration Advanced Development | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Joint Service Field Feeding Equipment and Menu Development | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 |

> 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Government labs & warfare centers | 27% | 1.1 |
| Other / unspecified | 73% | 3.0 |

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

This project provides for the advanced component development and prototyping of Joint Service combat ration components/platforms and field feeding equipment designed to improve warfighter performance and reduce the logistics burden of subsistence support. Efforts funded in this project support all four Services, the Special Operations Command, and the Defense Logistics Agency. The Army serves as the Executive Agent for this Department of War (DoW) program, with oversight and coordination provided by the DoW Combat Feeding Research and Engineering Board as required by DoD Directive (DoDD) 3235.02E.

Validated prototypes will transition to System Development and Demonstration for operational test and evaluation.

## Related program elements

- [0206623M — MC Ground Cmbt Spt Arms Sys](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0206623M) (Navy)
- [0604713A — Combat Feeding, Clothing, and Equipment](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604713A) (Army)
- [0604611A — Javelin](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604611A) (Army)
- [0605200D8Z — General Support to OUSD(Intelligence and Security)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605200D8Z) (Defense-Wide)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0603747A (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0603747A")`.

*HitchAI is an independent intelligence service, not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Defense. Budget figures are requests/estimates, not obligations.*