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. After FY 2022, the Chemical Biological Defense Program (CBDP) RDT&E Projects were restructured to align with the CBDP portfolio construct. CA5 efforts in FY 2022 progress to Project UN5. This restructuring provides standardization and alignment across CBDP research, development and acquisition efforts. Efforts included in this Project are: (1) Advanced Emerging Threat Defense (AET DEFENSE) **Progresses to UN5 in FY2023**, (2) Aerosol & Vapor Chemical Agent Detector (AVCAD) **Progresses to UN5 in FY2023**, (3) Multi-Phase Chemical Agent Detector (MPCAD) **Progresses to UN5 in FY2023**, (4) Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Sensor Integration on Robotics Platforms (CSIRP) **Progresses to UN5 in FY2023**, (5) Joint Biological Tactical Detection System (JBTDS) **Progresses to UN5 in FY2023**, (6) Nuclear Biological Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle Sensor Suite Upgrade (NBCRV SSU) **Progresses to UN5 in FY2023**, and (7) Reactive Chemistry Orthogonal Surface and Environmental Threat Ticket Array (ROSETTA) The AET 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 chemical and biological (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 Non-Traditional Agents (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. 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 FY24, AVCAD will execute and complete production and deployment 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. CSIRP is a prototyping and fielding effort that will focus on repackaging and integrating of modular CBRN sensor and common interface solutions to enhance Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) 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. CSIRP reduces risk to the maneuver forces and individual Warfighter in mounted and dismounted operations at the tactical and operational levels. Under Project UN5, in FY24 CSIRP will integrate standoff detection and provide upgrades to CBRN autonomy, mapping and obstacle avoidance for denied global positioning system (GPS) operations on UASs. 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 FY24, JBTDS will continue activities required to support the low rate initial production (LRIP) decision. Nuclear Biological Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle Sensor Suite Upgrade (NBCRV SSU) provides maneuver formations the ability to conduct mounted Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) reconnaissance and surveillance. The NBCRV SSU will answer the commander’s priority intelligence requirements & facilitate proactive risk-based decisions, to ensure freedom of action and maintain maneuver momentum in Large Scale Combat Operations. NBCRV SSU is an Acquisition Category (ACAT) II modification work order (MWO) effort to modernize the current NBCRV Sensor Suite to increase maintainability, reliability, maneuverability of the force, and standoff distance from the threat, via enhanced CBRN standoff capabilities & integrating onto robotics for manned unmanned teaming. 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 (Chemical Warfare Agents (CWA), Pharmaceutical Based Agents (PBAs), Non-Traditional Agents (NTAs), and Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TICs)), and potential for integration onto unmanned platforms especially micro-sized unmanned aerial sensors. ROSETTA funding discontinues after FY23.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- CA5_0604384BP_5_0400_PB_2024
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- Root: Chemical and Biological Defense Program - EMD
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- Child Accomplishment: 2) AVCAD
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- Child Accomplishment: 4) MPCAD - Product Development
- Child Accomplishment: 5) MPCAD - Testing
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