# Humanitarian Demining — Program Element 0603920A

**Program element:** 0603920A  
**Component:** U.S. Army  
**Appropriation:** 2040 — RDT&E, Army  
**Budget Activity:** 3 — Advanced Technology Development  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603920A

## Summary

U.S. Army funding falls 79% to a $7.6M request in FY2027 (down from a FY2026 peak). In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate added 66% (to $12.6M); House appropriators added 377% (to $36.3M).

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 22.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 36.3 |
| FY2027 | Request | 7.6 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 6.5 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 6.6 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 6.7 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 6.8 |

> 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 | 7.6 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 7.6 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 12.6 | +5.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 36.3 | +28.7 |

> 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD5 | Humanitarian Demining | 22.9 | 36.3 | 7.6 | −79% |

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

### Project CD5 — Humanitarian Demining

This project develops, demonstrates and validates cost-effective technologies for use in humanitarian demining via Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) operational field evaluations. This project's low-cost and highly effective technology reduces the landmine and unexploded ordnance (UXO) / improvised explosive device (IED) threat to deployed United States (US) forces and the local population. This project coordinates with the Department of State's Weapons Removal and Abatement Program, the Department of War (DoW) Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) programs of the Geographic Combatant Commands (GCCs), international mine action organizations, and foreign militaries. New technology requirements and areas of emphasis are identified and validated at annual Requirements Workshops and UXO/IED Working Group Meetings. Technology investments are prioritized using the results of these meetings and GCC security cooperation and theater campaign plan HMA objectives. This Project advances the state-of-the-art of demining technologies and evaluates these technologies utilizing host nation humanitarian demining partners. This project supports and bolsters the GCC stability operations mission as directed under Department of Defense Instruction (DODI) 3000.05 to foster mil-to-mil engagement and bolster economic security and development with partner nations worldwide. Additionally, this project fosters nations' mine action capacity while improving DoW's visibility and access, generating long-term positive perceptions of DoW and the US, and fostering collaborative relationships with host nation governments. This project utilizes a development plan based on operational data gained through Operational Field Evaluations (OFEs). These OFEs provide this project a unique capability to collect data against live mines/UXO in actual minefields around the world. This data is not available to any other DoW organization. This OFE data drives future humanitarian demining investment decisions and is shared and leveraged by the Army Futures Command to further improve U.S. forces' technologies. In addition, this project provides mine and UXO detector training to the GCCs at the Humanitarian Demining Training Center (HDTC) in support of Military-to-Military training and partnerships.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humanitarian Demining Technologies | 8.9 | 9.3 | 7.6 |

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

This Program Element (PE) develops, demonstrates and validates cost-effective technologies for use in humanitarian demining via Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) operational field evaluations. This PE's low-cost and highly effective technology reduces the landmine and unexploded ordnance (UXO) / improvised explosive devise (IED) threat to deployed United States (US) forces and the local population. This PE coordinates with the Department of State's Weapons Removal and Abatement Program, the Department of War (DoW) Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) programs of the Combatant Commands (CCMDs), and international mine action organizations and foreign militaries.

## Related program elements

- [0604654N — JNT Service EOD](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604654N) (Navy)
- [0605047A — Contract Writing System](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605047A) (Army)
- [0604808A — Landmine Warfare/Barrier - Eng Dev](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604808A) (Army)
- [0603782N — Mine and Expeditionary Warfare Advanced Technology](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603782N) (Navy)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0603920A (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0603920A")`.

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