RDT&E Program Element · President's Budget PB2027

Medical Materiel/Medical Biological Defense Equipment - Eng Dev

PE 0604807A·U.S. Army·Approp. 2040 — RDT&E·BA5 — System Development & Demonstration
FY2027 Request
$9.7M
Army · RDT&E
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U.S. Army funding falls 40% to a $9.7M request in FY2027 (down from a FY2026 peak). In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full.

FY2027 Request
$9.7M
▼ 40% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$16.3M
▲ 134% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$7.0M
Prior year

For fiscal year 2027, the U.S. Army is requesting $9.7M for Medical Materiel/Medical Biological Defense Equipment - Eng Dev under RDT&E program element 0604807A, down 40% from 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.

07.0FY25ACTUAL16.3FY26ENACTED9.7FY27REQUEST13.0FY2811.4FY298.8FY308.4FY31
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
Fiscal YearEstimate TypeAmount ($M)
FY2025Actual7.0
FY2026Enacted16.3
FY2027Request9.7
FY2028Outyear13.0
FY2029Outyear11.4
FY2030Outyear8.8
FY2031Outyear8.4
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 0604807A

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 -40% overall, which can hide much larger swings below.

Project 832

Field Medical Systems Engineering Development

$9.7MFY2027 request ▼ 40%
FY2025 actual$7.0M
FY2026 enacted$16.3M
FY2027 request$9.7M
Management ServicesProduct DevelopmentSupportTest and Evaluation

Program Elements efforts focus on addressing emerging requirements and capabilities for deployable medical equipment and sets. These initiatives aim to transition mature technologies into operational systems that enhance medical readiness and support the Army's ability to conduct Large-Scale Combat Operations (LSCO). Through advanced development funding, the Army integrates innovative solutions, refines system performance, and ensures deployable medical capabilities are optimized to meet the evolving needs of the force. This includes the development, testing, and fielding of medical equipment and sets designed to deliver life-saving care in austere and high-intensity operational environments.

Accomplishments / planned programs (R-2A) — prior, current and budget year only
Field Medical Systems Engineering Development - Medical Readiness▲ 56%
FY2025 actual$7.0M
FY2026 enacted$6.3M
FY2027 request$9.7M

FY2027 planned work Medical Device Prototype and Testing: Will provide rapid prototype design; fabrication; evaluation and testing; and fixes for medical devices and medical support products, components and systems as well as harden commercial products for use in a field environment used to sustain and support the Warfighter. Conduct Developmental Test and Evaluation (DT&E) as required by Army and DoW regulations, consisting of Environmental T&E IAW Mil-STD-810G; Performance Verification Testing; and Competitive Analysis. Medical Field Systems Advanced Development (MFS AD): Continue to drive progress in system integration, experimentation, and testing of medical devices to enhance the capabilities of mobile…

FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding increase to support the modernization of the medical mobile shelter that will support the Warfighter within a deployable hospital center across all platforms during Large Scale Combat Operations and other scenarios encountered by US Forces.

FY2026 plans — current year Medical Device Prototype and Testing: Deliver rapid prototype design, fabrication, evaluation, testing, and iterative improvements for medical devices, support products, components, and systems. Additionally, we will adapt and harden commercial products for deployment in field environments to sustain and support the Warfighter. Our efforts will include conducting Developmental Test and Evaluation (DT&E) in compliance with Army and DoW regulations, encompassing Environmental Testing in accordance with MIL-STD-810G, Performance Verification Testing, and Competitive Analysis. By delivering rapid prototypes, adapting commercial products, and conducting thorough testing and evaluation, we…

FY2025 accomplishments Medical Device Prototype Development and Testing: Provided rapid prototype design; fabrication; evaluation and testing; and fixes for medical and medical support products, components and systems as well as harden commercial products for use in a field environment used to sustain and support the Warfighter. Conducted Developmental Test and Evaluation (DT&E) as required by Army and DoD regulations, consisting of Environmental T&E IAW Mil-STD-810G; Performance Verification Testing; and Competitive Analysis. Medical Field Systems Advanced Development (MFS AD): Continued the on-going transition of the DMMS from Program Element 0603807A / Project 836 (Field Medical Systems Advanced Development)…

Congressional action

Congressional marks

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

RequestPresident's Budget
$9.7M
House NDAA (HASC)HASC
$9.7M full · +$0
Senate NDAA (SASC)SASC
$9.7M full · +$0
House Approps (HAC-D)HAC_D
$9.7M 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.

Where FY2027 funding flowsShare$M
Other / unspecified100%9.7
FY2027 request100%9.7
Program detail

Mission & acquisition strategy

This Program Element enhances the advanced development efforts is to address emerging requirements and capabilities for deployable medical equipment and sets. These efforts focus on transitioning mature technologies into operational systems that enhance medical readiness and support Large-Scale Combat Operations (LSCO). By leveraging advanced development funding, the Army aims to integrate innovative solutions, improve system performance, and ensure deployable medical capabilities meet the evolving needs of the force. This includes the refinement, testing, and fielding of medical equipment and sets that provide life-saving care in austere and high-intensity environments.

To support developing in-house or industrial prototypes in government-managed programs to meet military and regulatory requirements for production and fielding.

Project 832 — Field Medical Systems Engineering Development
  • Management Services
  • Product Development
  • Support
  • Test and Evaluation
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FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification · Exhibits R-2 / R-3 · PE 0604807A (President's Budget PB2027) — and FY2027 NDAA committee marks, as tracked 2026-07-27.
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