INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION (EMD)
Abstract
This project provides Engineering & Manufacturing Development Phase and Low Rate Initial Production (EMD/LRIP) for individual protection equipment, with the goal of providing equipment that allows the individual soldier, sailor, airman, or Marine to operate in a contaminated Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) environment with little or no degradation of his/her performance. Experimentation and demonstration will be used in this phase to reduce risk and inform supporting materiel solutions, Concept of Operations (CONOPS) and Techniques, Tactics, and Procedures (TTP). Included in this program are: (1) The Joint Service Aircrew Mask (JSAM) for Tactical Aircraft (TA), Strategic Aircraft (SA), Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), and Rotary Wing (RW) are Acquisition Category (ACAT) III programs developed to provide respiratory and ocular protection. The JSAM will be a lightweight chemical and biological (CB) protective mask that will be worn as CB protection for most Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed wing (FW) and RW aircrew members. All JSAM variants will be compatible with most below-the-neck (BTN) CB protection ensembles and existing aircrew life support equipment (ALSE). They will include a protective hood assembly, CB filter, blower assembly, and an intercom for ground communication. They will also provide flame protection, demist/emergency demist, and anti-drowning features. The goal of the JSAM programs is to develop, manufacture, field, and sustain an aircrew respirator system that, in conjunction with BTN clothing ensembles, will provide the capability for all aircrew to operate in an actual or perceived CB warfare environment. In FY14, the JSAM FW program was separated into two programs: JSAM TA and JSAM SA. The JSAM TA and SA respirators are being developed for use in the majority of DoD FW aircraft except for the F-35 JSF. The JSAM TA program will provide CB and anti-G protection up to nine times the vertical force (Gz), for aircrew in high-performance aircraft. The JSAM SA program will be used in aircrew positions that do not require anti-G protection and provide CB protection for positions that only need pressure breathing for altitude. The JSAM-JSF is a CB respirator being specifically designed to support the F-35. It is designed to ensure that system integration and qualification of CB protection and survivability requirements are achieved as derived from the JSF Operational Requirements Document. Prior to FY15, this project was funded under the JSAM funding line. When integrated with aircraft and pilot mounted equipment, the JSAM-JSF will provide combined CB, hypoxia and anti-G protection to all F-35 users, including the United States Air Force (USAF), Navy (USN), Marine Corps (USMC), and International Partners. The JSAM MPU-5 RW mask is being developed for use by pilots and aircrew in the majority of DoD RW aircraft in the United States Army (USA) except AH-64 users, USAF, USN, and USMC. The JSAM RW will integrate with most BTN CB ensembles, normal aircrew flight equipment, and RW flight helmets. The system contains a removable face plate, allowing the user to fly "face free" in Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) 2 (garment and boots) and easily convert to MOPP 3 (garment, boots, and mask) when the threat level dictates, thereby reducing physiological burden. If threat level warrants, the user can install their face plate into an already donned hood and enter MOPP 4 without removing their flight helmet. (2) The Joint Service General Purpose Mask (JSGPM) Advanced Respiratory Protection Initiative (ARPI) will address improved mask protection, filter protection against Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TIC)/Toxic Industrial Materials (TIM) and improved profile and breathing resistance; and wearability compatibility/integration. This will be accomplished through class-based analysis, Filtration Advanced Screening Test (FAST), desorption study, and advanced Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) filtration efforts. Several technologies are being pursued by the Joint Science and Technology Office (JSTO), with two specific technologies being pursued in the FY14-16 timeframe. The JSGPM ARPI effort will investigate alternative designs and modifications to Zirconium hydroxide, Zinc, Argentum (Silver), Triethylene di-amine (TEDA) (ZZAT) to further increase filtration of TICs and Chemical Warfare Agents (CWA). ZZAT is a zirconium hydroxide based filtration media that can potentially be layered with carbon. The first technology, known as Cobalt-Zinc ZZAT (CoZZAT), uses a layered bed of carbon concept to improve TIC and CWA protection capabilities, while the second technology known as Metal Organic Framework (MOF), is an engineered media that is a porous crystalline compound made up of metal ions and organic bridging molecules (ligands) for targeted removal of chemicals. The JSGPM ARPI effort will also investigate various applications of nanofiber particulate media. The new filters will create a new JSGPM mask, the M53A1, which will meet National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) certification standards for use against CBRN agents in order to provide users the flexibility to have one mask that is approved for both military and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulated missions. This effort transitions to BA7 in FY16. The Uniform Integrated Protection Ensemble (UIPE) is a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) protective system offering the capability to select a tailored material solution based on the expected threat level commensurate with operational mission requirements. Where appropriate, a family of systems approach that meets the scope of UIPE individual protection capability needs will be utilized. The objective of UIPE is to fully integrate CBRN and toxic industrial material (TIM) protections into an ensemble, identical in fit and form to the combat uniform (including mask - helmet integration and protective boots and gloves), thus negating the need for separate protective ensemble components. This integrated protection approach will result in increased warfighter operational performance in a CBRN environment. The UIPE program will develop, integrate, test, procure and field incremental capability solutions that are modular in function and offer improvements in form and fit over current systems; the program will explore trade-space in areas such as protection level, heat stress, durability, antimicrobial properties, flame resistance, launderability, self-detoxification, and protection time in order to provide capabilities that afford maximum utility to the warfighter. Where appropriate modeling and simulation tools will be used to lower UIPE program risks, reduce costs, and ensure a high confidence in selected technologies. UIPE is aimed specifically at providing enhanced individual protection capabilities to the warfighter through reduction of physiological and psychological effects associated with CBRN protective garment thermal burden, weight, and bulk. The UIPE program will consider modernization in order to ensure that the warfighter retains access to state of the art capability to support future operational mission requirements. The UIPE Increment 2 will seek to provide reduced thermal burden and weight compared to current protective ensembles. It will develop, integrate, test, procure, and field incremental capability solutions that are modular in function and offer improvements over current systems. The program will explore trade-space in areas such as protection level, heat stress, durability, antimicrobial properties, flame resistance, launderability, self-detoxification, and protection time in order to provide capabilities that afford maximum utility to the Warfighter. Where appropriate, modeling and simulation tools will be used to lower UIPE Increment 2 program risks, reduce costs, and ensure a high confidence in selected technologies.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2017
- Source ID
- IP5_0604384BP_5_0400_PB_2017
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