CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE (ACD&P)

Abstract

The projects in this program element (PE) support technology, engineering, integration, and life-cycle cost risk reduction activities (e.g. component development, prototyping, and experimentation) prior to Milestone B. Individual projects include: - Contamination Avoidance (CA4): development of reconnaissance, detection, identification, and hazard prediction equipment, hardware, and software that minimize Chemical, Biological (CB) contamination and prevent further cross-contamination during operations. - Decontamination (DE4): development of Contamination Mitigation (ConMit) systems utilizing solutions that will remove and/or detoxify contaminated material without damaging combat equipment, personnel, or the environment. - Individual Protection (IP4): development of the next generation protective ensembles (e.g., suits, boots, and gloves) which enable the Joint Force to survive and continue the mission in CBR contaminated environments. - Information Systems (IS4): component development and prototyping of information architectures and applications for shaping the battlespace and providing integrated early warning against Chemical Biological (CB) threats. - Medical Biological Defense (MB4): development of medical countermeasure platform technologies, medical countermeasures (vaccines and therapeutics), reagents, assays, and diagnostic equipment to provide an effective capability for medical defense against biological warfare agent threats facing U.S. Forces in the field. - Test and Evaluation (TE4): critical test capabilities, planning, and infrastructure improvements/modifications necessary to evaluate CBRN Defense systems in realistic operating environments. - Techbase Medical Defense (TM4): reduces risk and establishes safety and tolerability for vaccines prior to transition to System Development & Demonstration. - Technology Transition (TT4): validates high-risk/high-payoff technologies and their respective concepts-of-operations for significant improvement to Warfighter capabilities in preparation for transition of mature technologies to advanced development programs requiring chemical and biological (CB) defense technologies. This effort facilitates transitions of Integrated Early Warning and Integrated Layered Defense products. The projects in this PE support the advanced component technology development phase of the DoD acquisition system and are therefore correctly placed in Budget Activity 4.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2022
Source ID
0603884BP_4_0400_PB_2022
Change Summary Explanation
Funding: FY20 (+$26.700 Million): Internal Reprogramming (FY20-31 IR) for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (+$29.200 Million), as well as a below threshold reprogramming to RDT&E Management Support for support to laboratory infrastructure for laboratory operations, facilities sustainment, and regulatory compliance for critical chemical biological defense activities at USAMRIID and USAMRICD (-$2.500 Million). FY20 (-$2.282 Million): Transfer of funding to support Small Business Innovative Research/Small Business Technology Transfer efforts. FY22 (+$58.492 Million): Increase for 1) Advanced and Emerging Threat Defense Enhancements, 2) COVID-19 vaccine and antibody development efforts, and 3) Emerging Threat Rapid Response Capabilities (+$61.511 Million). Departmental inflation/travel adjustments (-$3.019 Million). Schedule: N/A Technical: Provides for critical new start programs, Tactical Contamination Mitigation System (TCMS) and Wide Area Decontamination System (WADS).
Service Agency Name
Chemical and Biological Defense Program

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Products
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Data Analysis
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Equine Encephalitis
  • Information Systems
  • Medical Personnel
  • Software Testing
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Ground Systems
  • Vaccines
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology

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