# Department of Defense Corrosion Program — Program Element 0604016D8Z

**Program element:** 0604016D8Z  
**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/0604016D8Z

## Summary

Defense-Wide requests $2.7M 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. OSW leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 2.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 2.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 2.7 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 2.9 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 2.8 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 2.9 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 2.9 |

> 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 | 2.7 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 2.7 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 2.7 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 2.7 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 015 | Corrosion Protection Projects | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.7 | +5% |

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

### Project 015 — Corrosion Protection Projects

The DoW RDT&E corrosion prevention program, as defined in Public Law 107-314 in section 2228 of title 10 United States Code (section 2228(d)(2)), is a key mechanism to directly address the National Defense Strategy to sustain our lethal force and modernize capabilities within the organic industrial base. Additionally, the corrosion program addresses DoW’s annual cost in corrosion that exceeds $20 billion across the enterprise. The strategic goal of the DoW Corrosion Prevention Program is to improve weapon system readiness through the implementation of targeted and effective material and process solutions that reduce corrosion’s impacts on reliability, maintainability, and cost of maintaining DoW weapon systems and infrastructure. Historically, the program’s high TRL tech insertion projects have yielded an average a 17:1 return-on-investment. The focus on modern technology solutions for sustainment in weapon systems, equipment, and facilities corrosion challenges requires meaningful efforts to align policies and workforce development of field and depot level maintenance to truly effect change in reducing short- and long-term costs and increasing readiness and availability in direct support of the national defense strategy. Specifically, the DoW corrosion program looks at joint applications of DoW assets, as well as those with identified high costs/low availability to make impacts across the enterprise in partnership with the public and private sectors. It also addresses the challenges of a contested logistics environment. This overarching effort breaks down organizational barriers and applies meaningful and direct support to the warfighter across the enterprise. This program fully aligns with the ODASW (MR) Corrosion Policy and Oversight program strategy. The primary areas of focus in the execution of the strategy include: testing and transitioning corrosion technologies in conjunction with the military departments; funding for education and training of the organic workforce in corrosion-related certifications; development and coordination of department corrosion policies; development and adoption of industry standards; research of quantifiable data towards identification of corrosion costs; partnerships with trades, associations, and allied partner nations; coordination of enterprise level corrosion community; and a focus on long-term solvency of systems.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** OSW (0.1, 4.3%), USW(A&S) (0.1, 4.0%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corrosion Prevention and Control Projects and Activities | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.7 |

> 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 | 8.3% | 0.2 |
| Other / unspecified | 92% | 2.5 |

**Top named industry performers:** OSW ($0.1M, 4.3%), USW(A&S) ($0.1M, 4.0%).

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The Department of War (DoW) RDT&E corrosion prevention program, as defined in Public Law 107-314 in section 2228 of title 10 United States Code (section 2228(d)(2)), is a key mechanism to directly address the National Defense Strategy to sustain our lethal force and modernize capabilities within the organic industrial base. Additionally, the corrosion program addresses DoW’s annual cost in corrosion that exceeds $20 billion across the enterprise.

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## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0604016D8Z (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604016D8Z")`.

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