Individual Protection (Op Sys Dev)
Abstract
The project supports technology refresh of fielded individual protective equipment which enable the warfighter to operate in a contaminated CBR environment with little or no degradation to his/her performance. Efforts included in this project are: (1) Joint Service General Purpose Mask (JSGPM) (2) Modernization Protection (MODPROT) (3) Modernization Protection Individual Protection (MODPROT IP), and (4) Special Purpose Unit Rapid Capability Development and Deployment (SPU RCDD) The JSGPM program provides for respiratory and ocular protection modernization and enhancements for Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TICs) and Toxic Industrial Materials (TIMs) protection and operational performance in air purifying, powered air purifying, and supplied air functional modes of the JSGPM family of systems. Mask and filter system upgrades will be provided for fielded Protection systems to enhance respiratory and ocular protection. Starting in FY21, JSGPM BA7 transitions to the MODPROT IP program. MODPROT will be split into three programs in FY21 to fund three separate Modernization Efforts: Modernization Protection Collective Protection (MODPROT CP), Modernization Protection Decontamination (MODPROT DE), and Modernization Protection Individual Protection (MODPROT IP). The MODPROT IP addresses obsolescence issues with Individual Protective (IP) equipment and the need to modernize fielded IP with capabilities to meet or exceed the Services requirements. MODPROT IP will also conduct modernization efforts and reverse engineering of maintenance and repair procedures for the Joint Services Mask Leakage Tester (JSMLT). MODPROT IP will also provide mask and filter system upgrades and modernization of fielded protection systems to enhance respiratory and ocular protection resulting in an increased lethality of fighter aircraft by mitigating risk due to operationally unsuitable aircrew CBRN masks. In FY22 the MODPROT IP program will conduct shelf life extension testing on Molded Lightweight Chemical/Biological Protective Overboot (MALO) and Joint Service Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST) Block 2 Glove Upgrade non- Flame Resistant (JB2GU nFR), to determine if storage life may be extended to 20 years from the Date of Manufacture. Testing and analysis with aircraft will fully validate and refine new Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs) that allow aircrews to operate without restrictive CBRN protective equipment by determining time and techniques required to reduce cockpit hazards to acceptable levels by flushing with clean air. The SPU RCDD will facilitate rapid response to near-term and emergent chemical and biological (CB) defensive capability requirements from elements of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), select elements from across the Special Operations Forces (SOF) Enterprise and other Joint Force enabling units. SPU RCDD mitigates risk across the Chemical Biological Defense Program (CBDP) by creating a portfolio of operationally-relevant CB capabilities that can quickly transition to needed elements and formations of the joint force, in part or in whole, in response to the emergent capability needs of the geographic combatant commanders. These objectives are met by the early transitioning of promising science and technologies (S&T), the focused conduct of combat evaluations and mission-oriented operational assessments to assess technological and mission suitability, and the active leveraging of existing Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) products along with novel redesign approaches to modernize and optimize existing solutions to new challenges supported by "buy-try-decide-acquire" acquisition strategies. SPU RCDD will provide enhanced CB detection and protection capabilities against new and emerging CB threats through modernized and technologically-mature component and system enhancements to currently fielded host platforms and legacy systems, thereby extending service life, off-setting costs to initiate a new acquisition program, and putting critical CB capabilities in the hands of warfighters by faster acceleration through the acquisition process. In FY22 SPU RCDD initiates efforts such as respiratory breathing systems, biological identification, and modernization of protective Chemical and Biological ensembles that have gone through requirements validation, and continues product enhancement development and technology upgrades on currently fielded SOF equipment to counter emerging threats, conduct limited user evaluations and operational assessment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Source ID
- IP7_0607384BP_7_0400_PB_2022
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