CONTAMINATION AVOIDANCE (ACD&P)
Abstract
This Advanced Component Development and Prototypes (ACD&P) Project supports Component Advanced Development and System Integration (CAD/SI) of reconnaissance, detection, identification, and hazard prediction equipment, hardware, and software. Individual efforts are: (1) Joint Biological Tactical Detection System (JBTDS); (2) Joint Chemical Biological Radiological Agent Water Monitor (JCBRAWM) Increment 2; (3) Joint Standoff Detection System (JSDS); and (4) Next Generation Chemical Detector (NGCD). The Joint Biological Tactical Detection System (JBTDS) is the first lightweight, low cost biological surveillance system that will detect, collect, and identify biological warfare agent aerosols. JBTDS will provide warning through the Joint Warning And Reporting Network (JWARN) and archive sample for follow-on analyses. JBTDS will provide near real-time local audio and visual alarm for use by any Military Occupational Specialty (MOS). JBTDS will be man-portable, battery-operable, and easy to employ. JBTDS will be used to provide notification of a biological hazard and enhanced battle space awareness to protect and preserve the force. When networked, JBTDS will augment existing biological detection systems to provide a theater-wide seamless array capable of biological detection, identification and warning. The Joint Chemical Biological Radiological Agent Water Monitor (JCBRAWM) Increment 2 efforts will evaluate existing and emerging technologies to provide improvement to chemical detection in water to meet Tri-Service Drinking Water Standards and to detect emerging threats in water. The Joint Standoff Detection System (JSDS) will provide near real-time detection of chemical and biological attacks/incidents at a standoff distance. The modular system will be tailorable to the Service and can be employed at Aerial Port of Debarkation (APOD)/Sea Port of Debarkation (SPOD), Forward Operating Base (FOB), and on multiple platforms to include: fixed site, aerostat, and ground systems. The system will be networked to allow for cueing of point sensor arrays. Additionally, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) (as demonstrated in the WMD Aerial Collection System (WACS) Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD))/Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) platforms could be integrated for sampling and identification. This schedule has been synchronized with the WACS ATD schedule to facilitate data exchange and possible excursions. The Next Generation Chemical Detector (NGCD) consists of several detection systems. The variants will address sampling of multiple phases of matter; locating liquids and solids on surfaces; and vapor and aerosol monitoring. NGCD will detect and identify non-traditional agents, chemical warfare agents (CWAs), toxic industrial chemicals (TICs) in the air and on surfaces. The NGCD will provide improved CWA/TIC selectivity and sensitivity on multiple platforms as well as multiple environments. These detectors will improve detection, consequence management and reconnaissance, and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) interdiction capabilities. The scope of the project includes detection of agent a few feet away from the detector as well as at the sampling point of the detector.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2015
- Source ID
- CA4_0603884BP_4_0400_PB_2015
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- Root: CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE (ACD&P)
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- Child Accomplishment: 2) Joint Biological Tactical Detection System (JBTDS)
- Child Accomplishment: 3) Joint Biological Tactical Detection System (JBTDS)
- Child Accomplishment: 4) Joint CBR Agent Water Monitor Increment 2 (JCBRAWM)
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- Child Accomplishment: 6) Joint Standoff Detection System (JSDS)
- Child Accomplishment: 7) Next Generation Chemical Detector (NGCD)
- Child Accomplishment: 8) Next Generation Chemical Detector (NGCD)
- Child Accomplishment: 9) Next Generation Chemical Detector (NGCD)