Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD)

Abstract

The Man-Portable Radiological Detection System (MRDS) capability will provide increased radiological and nuclear (RN) detection, localization, presumptive identification and field-confirmatory identification capabilities that are networked to provide situational awareness at the tactical level. The MRDS will support Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Interdiction and Elimination operations, specifically RN Sensitive Site Assessments and Sensitive Site Exploitation. The MRDS program will replace low density legacy COTS equipment while providing new equipment to much of the Chemical Biological RN (CBRN) force. The Joint Personal Dosimeter (JPD-I) is intended to replace Army's legacy dosimeters (Army's PDR-75A reader with the DT-236 watch). The JPD-I will provide a sensor to record and retrieve a Service member's radiation exposure from occupational to tactical levels. Future capability may also support Reconnaissance and Surveillance across the full range of CWMD operations. This capability supports Radiological and Nuclear Interdiction (RNI) and Weapons of Mass Destruction - Elimination (WMD-E) operations to: systematically locate, secure, characterize, and disable WMD programs and related capabilities.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2020
Source ID
0605036A_5_2040_PB_2020
Change Summary Explanation
FY 2020 increase in the amount of $1.081M is attributable to accelerating the program to reach production 12 months earlier.
Service Agency Name
Army

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Army Training
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Engineering
  • Fixed Price Contracts
  • Logistics
  • Low Density
  • Manportable Equipment
  • Product Development
  • Program Management
  • Site Exploitation
  • Situational Awareness
  • Software Testing
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.

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