Non-Traditional Agents Defense (ATD)

Abstract

Project NT3 develops future capabilities against emerging and novel threats and verifies current capabilities against Non-Traditional Agents (NTAs). This project focuses on demonstrating fast and agile scientific responses to enhance or develop capabilities that address emerging threats. This project is a comprehensive and focused effort for developing NTA defense capabilities, coordinated with specific interagency partners for doctrine, equipment, and training for the Warfighter and civilian population for defense against NTAs. This project supports advanced technology development of NTA defense science and technology initiatives and transitioning to advance development. Individual efforts in this project include: - Support an integrated approach to develop new or enhanced countermeasures against novel and emerging threats through innovative science and technology (S&T) solutions for detection, protection, decontamination and medical countermeasures (MCMs). - Efforts supply test methodologies and supporting science to verify capabilities, develop protection and hazard mitigation options, expand hazard assessment tools, and develop MCMs against NTAs. Starting in FY21, a portion of the NTA lines have been merged into RDT&E Projects CB3, Chemical Biological Defense, and TM3, Techbase Medical Defense. The administrative change is intended to improve S&T budget agility and transition efficiency. FY20-22 reorganizes, renames legacy Bullet titles and introduces new Bullets (Thrust Areas). These new "Thrust" titles are in line with the CBDP Core Capability Areas and intended to provide more detail and traceability from the S&T program to advanced development.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2022
• Source ID: NT3_0603384BP_3_0400_PB_2022

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Readers

• Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.