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RDT&E Program Element · President's Budget PB2027

Ship Survivability

PE 0604516N·U.S. Navy·Approp. 1319 — RDT&E·BA5 — System Development & Demonstration
FY2027 Request
$7.9M
◆ Scaling +80%
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U.S. Navy funding ramps 80% to a $7.9M request in FY2027 — the program's peak, before stepping down 69% 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. NAWS CHINA LAKE leads the industry work.

FY2027 Request
$7.9M
▲ 80% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$4.4M
No FY2025 funding
FY2025 Actual
$0.0M
Prior year

For fiscal year 2027, the U.S. Navy is requesting $7.9M for Ship Survivability under RDT&E program element 0604516N, up 80% over FY2026.

Funding trajectory

Funding profile, FY2025–FY2031

Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure.

00.0FY25ACTUAL4.4FY26ENACTED7.9FY27REQUEST5.7FY282.8FY292.4FY302.4FY31
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
Fiscal YearEstimate TypeAmount ($M)
FY2025Actual0.0
FY2026Enacted4.4
FY2027Request7.9
FY2028Outyear5.7
FY2029Outyear2.8
FY2030Outyear2.4
FY2031Outyear2.4
Where it sits

Acquisition lifecycle

This program is funded in RDT&E Budget Activity 5 — System Development & Demonstration.

Complete
Research
BA 1–2
Complete
Advanced Technology
BA 3
Complete
Prototyping
BA 4
Current
Development & Fielding
BA 5–7
Inside the program element

1 project rolls up into PE 0604516N

Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it. Program elements and projects carry the full five-year plan; activities stop at the budget year. This PE moves 80% overall, which can hide much larger swings below.

Project 2054

INTEG FIRE PROTECTION/DAMAGE CONTROL

$7.9MFY2027 request ▲ 80%
FY2025 actual$0.0M
FY2026 enacted$4.4M
FY2027 request$7.9M
Product Development

Research and develop solutions to Damage Control and Firefighting issues to include developing environmentally friendly and effective alternatives to existing firefighting systems. This program funds critical efforts in shipboard fire detection/suppression systems, fire prevention features, damage control, personnel protection, and advanced firefighting equipment.

Accomplishments / planned programs (R-2A) — prior, current and budget year only
Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Communication Program▼ 100%
FY2025 actual$0.0M
FY2026 enacted$0.4M
FY2027 request$0.0M

FY2026 to FY2027 change $0.355M funding decrease in FY 2027 due to program completing in FY 2026.

FY2026 plans — current year RDT&E efforts for the Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Communication program to evaluate enhanced communication capabilities of 3M Scott Safety face piece (3M Scott Vision).

AFFF Alternatives Program▲ 96%
FY2025 actual$0.0M
FY2026 enacted$4.0M
FY2027 request$7.9M

FY2027 planned work Continue research and development of non-fluorinated firefighting agents and shipboard delivery systems and equipment for Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) alternatives.

FY2026 to FY2027 change $3.852M funding increase in FY 2027 due to increased requirements in the AFFF Alternatives program.

FY2026 plans — current year Research and development of non-fluorinated firefighting agents and shipboard delivery systems and equipment for Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) alternatives.

Congressional action

Congressional marks

Committee marks on the FY2027 request. Adds and cuts are reconciled in conference before they become law.

RequestPresident's Budget
$7.9M
House NDAA (HASC)HASC
$7.9M full · +$0
Senate NDAA (SASC)SASC
$7.9M full · +$0
House Approps (HAC-D)HAC_D
$7.9M full · +$0
unresolved as of 2026-07-27. These are FY2027 authorization marks (NDAA); appropriations and the conference agreement may differ.
Who's building it

Where the FY2027 request goes

Performers named in the R-3 exhibit, resolved into industry, government-lab, and unspecified shares. Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations.

NAWS CHINA LAKE
$5.9M · 75%
AFFF Alternatives
NRL
$1.7M · 22%
AFFF Alternatives
Where FY2027 funding flowsShare$M
Industry primes96%7.6
Government labs & warfare centers3.8%0.3
FY2027 request100%7.9
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Program detail

Mission & acquisition strategy

This program is initiated in FY 2026. Research and develop solutions to Damage Control and Firefighting issues to include developing environmentally friendly and effective alternatives to existing firefighting systems. This program funds critical efforts in shipboard fire detection/suppression systems, fire prevention features, damage control, personnel protection, and advanced firefighting equipment.

This is a non-acquisition program for engineering and analysis for onboard fire detection and suppression systems, fire prevention, and damage control. Work is performed by Navy Warfare Centers and Government labs with contractor support.

Project 2054 — INTEG FIRE PROTECTION/DAMAGE CONTROL
  • Product Development
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Sources
FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification · Exhibits R-2 / R-3 · PE 0604516N (President's Budget PB2027) — and FY2027 NDAA committee marks, as tracked 2026-07-27.
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