# Regarding Trench — Program Element 0603906C

**Program element:** 0603906C  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0400 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 4 — Advanced Component Development & Prototypes  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603906C

## Summary

Defense-Wide requests $29.8M 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 | 27.4 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 28.3 |
| FY2027 | Request | 29.8 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 31.1 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 31.4 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 31.5 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 31.5 |

> 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 | 29.8 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 29.8 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 29.8 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 29.8 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD35 | Regarding Trench | 27.4 | 28.3 | 29.8 | +5% |

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

### Project MD35 — Regarding Trench

This program is reported in accordance with Title 10, United States Code, Section 119(a)(1) in the Special Access Program Annual Report to Congress.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

This program is reported in accordance with Title 10, United States Code, Section 119 in the annual Special Access Program Budget Justification submission to Congress.

## Related program elements

- [0603891C — Special Programs - MDA](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603891C) (Defense-Wide)
- [1160432BB — Special Programs](https://hitchintel.com/programs/1160432BB) (Defense-Wide)
- [0604015F — Long Range Strike - Bomber](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604015F) (Air Force)
- [0604009F — Afwerx](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604009F) (Air Force)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0603906C (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0603906C")`.

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