Contamination Avoidance (SDD)
Abstract
This project supports Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) and Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) of an array of reconnaissance, detection and identification equipment, and warning systems. In FY2023, the CBDP RDT&E Projects have been restructured to align to the CBDP portfolio. CA5 efforts in FY2022 progress to the Understand (UN5) portfolio. This restructuring is intended to provide standardization and alignment across CBDP research, development and acquisition efforts. Efforts included in this Project are: (1) Aerosol & Vapor Chemical Agent Detector (AVCAD) **Progresses to UN5 in FY2023**, (2) Multi-Phase Chemical Agent Detector (MPCAD) **Progresses to UN5 in FY2023**, (3) Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Sensor Integration on Robotics Platforms (CSIRP) **Progresses to UN5 in FY2023**, (4) Compact Vapor Chemical Agent Detector (CVCAD) **Progresses to UN5 in FY2023**, (5) Joint Biological Tactical Detection System (JBTDS) **Progresses to UN5 in FY2023**, (6) Joint Nuclear Biological Chemical Radiological System (JNBCRS) 1, renamed NBCRV SSU in FY22 (7) Nuclear Biological Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle Sensor Suite Upgrade (NBCRV SSU) **Progresses to UN5 in FY2023**, (8) Mounted Enhanced Radiac Long Range Imaging Networkable (MERLIN), (9) Non-Traditional Agent Defense (NTA DEFENSE), (10) Advanced Emerging Threat Defense (AET DEFENSE) **Progresses to UN5 in FY2023**, and (11) Reactive Chemistry Orthogonal Surface and Environmental Threat Ticket Array (ROSETTA) The AVCAD is a man portable system to detect aerosol and vapor chemical agents. AVCAD fills critical gaps in current Joint Force chemical sensor capabilities, in the areas of liquid, solid and dusty aerosol Chemical Warfare Agent detection, and detection of specific advanced threats/Non-Traditional Agents. The AVCAD will also detect low-level off-gassing, or residual vapors, to prevent/mitigate health effects associated with low concentration exposures, and perform remote alarm warning and reporting. AVCAD will support chemical and biological defense missions, including monitoring, collective protection, base defense, decontamination, unmasking, reconnaissance, and shipboard and aviation platform chemical detection. In FY23, AVCAD will award the LRIP option and start P&D Testing. The MPCAD is a two-person portable system that will conduct near real-time, near-laboratory grade analysis of solid, liquid, and vapor samples collected by the operator in a presumptively contaminated area. The MPCAD results will support the Commander's tactical and operational decisions regarding maneuver, protection, decontamination, and treatment measures. The Army and Marine Corps will employ MPCAD in Dismounted Reconnaissance and Site Assessment missions to substantiate presumptive detector results. The Air Force will employ the MPCAD to support Post-Event Reconnaissance in support of Reconnaissance and Surveillance missions by monitoring the environment at airbases after a chemical release. The Air Force will continuously monitor contaminated areas for chronic health effects levels through analysis of samples from collectors deployed at the contamination site and brought back to the analyzer for identification and quantification. This information will support commander decisions to determine Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) levels and eventual termination of cordon restrictions. In FY23, MPCAD will complete the LRIP contracts, systems engineering support, and complete operational testing. CSIRP is a prototyping and fielding effort that will focus on repackaging and integrating modular CBRN sensor solutions to enhance Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) to provide situational awareness across the echelons of command in order to enable freedom of maneuver and action on the battlefield. An integrated CSIRP capability will exploit advances in artificial intelligence, machine learning and autonomy, sensing and communication capabilities that enable timely and accurate detection, warning and reporting of CBRN hazards. This reduces risk at tactical and operational echelons in mounted and dismounted configurations. CSIRP gives the Joint Force an opportunity to enhance capabilities and maintain operational advantage in a lethal and sophisticated operating environment. In FY23, CSIRP will integrate a chemical sensor on a UAS to support NBCRV SSU program, initiate integration on USV to support USN/USMC, and continue user evaluation for other robotic platforms. The JBTDS is the first tactical lightweight, low-cost biological surveillance system to detect, collect, and identify Biological Warfare Agent (BWA) aerosols. JBTDS components are man-portable, battery operable and easy to employ by any military user. JBTDS provides notification of a hazard and enhances battle-space awareness to protect and preserve the forces and can archive a sample for follow up analysis. When networked, JBTDS augments existing biological detection systems providing a theater-wide array capable of biological detection, identification and warning to support time sensitive force protection decisions. The JBTDS provides surface sampling capability which interfaces with the JBTDS identifier to support sensitive site exploitation missions. In FY23, JBTDS will conduct LRIP T&E. The JNBCRS 1, renamed NBCRV SSU in FY22, provides maneuver formations the ability to conduct mounted reconnaissance and surveillance missions of CBRN named areas of interest (NAIs). The NBCRV SSU will answer the commander's priority intelligence requirements (PIR), and facilitate proactive risk-based decisions to ensure freedom of action and survivability. A modern and capable NBCRV SSU is a critical component for Joint Force success when operating in the complex CBRN environment. Operating with combat vehicles fighting against increasingly capable and determined enemies requires like capability with regard to protection, mobility, and lethality. The NBCRV SSU will accomplish this by integrating the capability for command and control of unmanned systems with CBRN payload. The NBCRV SSU will provide a CBRN detection, tipping and queueing to accomplish desired standoff distances to keep the warfighter out of harm's way and reduce sustainment costs over the current system. In FY22 the NBCRV SSU will continue Government Developmental and Operational Test to support a future Materiel Release decision. MERLIN is a set of externally mounted sensors used in joint operations on the Stryker NBCRV Sensor Suite Upgrade with the potential for integration on other Army platforms within the formation. The system supports manned and unmanned platform-mounted reconnaissance and surveillance of radiological and nuclear hazards at standoff distances. It is the first and only standoff radiological and nuclear detection capability for the Army; all previously fielded detectors require platforms to travel dangerously close to hazardous areas to detect radiological threats, which puts manned platform crews at risk of radiation exposure and presents contamination issues for the vehicle (be it manned or unmanned). The MERLIN funding in FY21 supported integration of the MERLIN system designed for the NBCRV SSU. The AET DEFENSE program, formerly known as the NTA DEFENSE program, continues to address the highest priority CBRN gaps and supports the Chemical Biological Defense Program (CBDP) Strategic Line of Effort to meet current and emerging threats by anticipating CB hazards and developing capabilities to counter emerging and future threats. The AET Defense program collaborates with the Joint Services, interagency, and international partners to align RDT&E resources to determine readiness against emerging threats, to include NTAs, such as Novichoks and Pharmaceutical-Based Agents (PBA) (e.g. synthetic opioids), emerging biological threats, and other advanced and emerging threats as they are identified across the entire CBDP enterprise portfolio. NTA DEFENSE efforts transition to the AET DEFENSE program in FY22 to better align with strategic guidance and expand to threats beyond those identified specifically as NTAs. In FY23, AET Defense continues to broaden data set for emerging biological threats and PBSs to better assess detection and decontamination capabilities. The ROSETTA is a modernization effort to provide a higher confidence chemical hazard detection tickets in the currently fielded M256A2 kit for the Warfighter to make timely decisions for the general forces. These decisions will reduce casualties and improve the combat effectiveness of troops engaged in conflicts involving the use of chemical threats. ROSETTA is based on colorimetric technologies and will be eye-readable and ease the Warfighter from current training and operational burden. In addition, the ROSETTA tickets will provide improved hazard detection performance with reduced false alarm rate, potential for increased number of chemicals detected, reduced detection time especially for compounds of interest (CWAs, PBAs, NTAs and TICs), and potential for integration onto unmanned platforms especially micro-sized unmanned aerial sensors. In FY22, ROSETTA will transition to BA7 funding line to continue modernization efforts that include developmental and Testing for Vapor. CVCAD is designed to be an unobtrusive, low-profile chemical detection capability that will continuously, and autonomously, monitor and alert general and specialized units to an unsafe environment without further burdening the warfighters payload or interfering with the primary mission. The small form factor is amenable to both man-worn and unmanned aerial or ground system operations to enable timely personnel protective action and other force protection decisions. In FY23 the four competing prototypes will undergo down selects based on performance to prepare for Milestone B and EMD awards in FY23.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2023
- Source ID
- CA5_0604384BP_5_0400_PB_2023
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