BIOLOGICAL WARFARE DEFENSE

Abstract

(U)DARPA’s Biological Warfare Defense project is budgeted in the Applied Research Budget Activity because its focus is on the underlying technologies associated with pathogen detection, prevention, treatment and remediation. This project funds programs supporting revolutionary new approaches to biological warfare (BW) defense and is synergistic with efforts of other Government organizations. (U)Efforts to counter the BW threat include countermeasures to stop pathophysiologic consequences of biological or chemical attack, host immune response enhancers, medical diagnostics for the most virulent pathogens and their molecular mechanisms, tactical and strategic biological and chemical sensors, advanced decontamination and neutralization techniques, and integrated defensive systems. This program also includes development of a unique set of platform technologies that will dramatically decrease the timeline from military threat detection to countermeasure availability.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2011
Source ID
0602383E_2_0400_PB_2011
Change Summary Explanation
FY 2009 Increase reflects the reprogramming of funds for the H1N1 vaccine development offset by Section 8042 rescission of the FY 2010 Appropriations Act, the SBIR/STTR transfer and internal below threshold reprogramming. FY 2010 Decrease reflects the Section 8097 Economic Adjustment. FY 2011 Not Applicable
Service Agency Name
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Entities

Organizations

  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biochemistry
  • Biological Warfare
  • Biological Warfare Agents
  • Chemical Detectors
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Environment
  • False Alarms
  • Health Services
  • Identification
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Predictive Modeling
  • Software Development
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Therapy
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Oncology

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