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.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2022
• Source ID: 0605036A_5_2040_PB_2022
• 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
• Logistics Support
• Low Density
• Manportable Equipment
• 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.