# Aviation Safety Technologies — Program Element 0606301D8Z

**Program element:** 0606301D8Z  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0400 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 6 — RDT&E Management Support  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0606301D8Z

## Summary

Defense-Wide funding falls 42% to a $1.0M request in FY2027, sustained across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House added 1521% (to $16.0M); the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 1.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 1.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 1.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 1.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 1.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 1.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 1.0 |

> 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 | 1.0 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 16.0 | +15.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 1.0 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 1.0 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 057 | Force Safety & Occupational Health (FSOH) | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.0 | −42% |

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

### Project 057 — Force Safety & Occupational Health (FSOH)

The Department of War’s (DoW) priorities regarding safety and occupational readiness are comprehensive and revolve around the core principle of taking care of its people to ensure a resilient, ready, and lethal Total Force. This effort supports that core principle, and its requirements are aligned to Department of War (DoW)/Federal strategic direction, including the DoW Digital Modernization Strategy, DoW and Federal Data Strategies, the DoW Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) Strategic Plan, and other priorities, including Warfighter Performance Optimization and enterprise-wide data analytics. To protect the force, preserve combat power, and multiply readiness, we must provide sufficient resources to integrate safety, occupational health, and warfighter performance optimization into Department operations and investments in our weapons systems, platforms, and infrastructure. Ensuring the safety and occupational readiness of our workforce requires an enduring culture of safety-mindedness with consistent and standardized mishap, near-miss, and hazard reporting. According to the 2020 National Commission on Military Aviation Safety (NCMAS) report, this begins with a centralized system and processes with which to gather, synthesize, and report Safety information at all levels. In addition to the NCMAS report, Section 184 of Title 10, United States Code Service (10 USC 184) directs the Department to establish uniform data collection standards and a centralized collection system and repository for mishap information. Currently, the DoW collects SOH information from disparate, incomplete, and often overlapping sources - a process that hinders opportunities for timely and in-depth trending and analysis to support Department-wide risk management and mishap prevention efforts. Many of the DoW Components, including some of the Combatant Commands, do not have an adequate safety information management system to enter, track, or manage mishaps, near-misses, or hazards. Without such a system and process, the Department is unable to effectively identify and analyze trends across the Department, share lessons learned, and track corrective actions in response to recommendations.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Force Safety & Occupational Health (FSOH) | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.0 |

> 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

The Department of War’s (DoW) priorities regarding safety and occupational readiness are comprehensive and revolve around the core principle of taking care of its people to ensure a resilient, ready, and lethal Total Force. This effort supports that core principle, and its requirements are aligned to DoW/Federal strategic direction, including the DoW Digital Modernization Strategy, DoW and Federal Data Strategies, the DoW Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) Strategic Plan, and other priorities, including Warfighter Performance Optimization and enterprise-wide data analytics.

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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 0606301D8Z (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0606301D8Z")`.

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