Counter-Terrorism Technologies

Abstract

The Counter-Terrorism Technologies project is an over-arching project that develops and transitions the full spectrum of new technologies for Joint U.S. Military Forces to counter WMD enabling warfighters, specifically Special Operations Forces (SOF), to improve their ability to detect, disable, interdict, neutralize, and destroy chemical, biological, nuclear production, storage, and weaponization facilities. This project supports Joint U.S. Military Forces, and in particular, the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). This research and development support to USSOCOM is one of the highest priority mission areas in the Overseas Contingency Operations and a top priority for Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). The FY 2011 increase built upon the FY 2010-2015 request in support of the Combating WMD-Terrorism (CWMD-T) over guidance instruction to increase funding for USSOCOM Counterproliferation (CP) R&D, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Device Defeat, alternative WMD defeat program, and the USSOCOM CWMD T Support Program (SCSP). The following efforts are included in this project: Provide oversight for Counterproliferation (CP) research and development resources sent directly to USSOCOM that are used to develop SOF-unique technologies in support of USSOCOM’s CP mission. New CP technologies are developed under USSOCOM management that provides SOF with the operational capability to counter WMD threats. The EOD Device Defeat effort develops innovative technologies, energetic materials, and software programs to identify, defeat, contain and mitigate Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) capable Improvised Explosive Devices. DTRA has been delegated the responsibilities and authority to act as Task Lead on behalf of the Department of Defense (DoD) to provide leadership, integration, development, and testing as the primary U.S. Government coordinator for the National Implementation Plan WMD-Terrorism Task 5.4.4. EOD Device Defeat began with minimal funding in FY 2008 and received its first increment of funding in FY 2010, thus starting the multi-year development effort. The Bold Gambler (BG) program is an EOD Device Defeat effort that transferred to this RE Project from RF-Detection technology. BG adds targeted rapid development of tools, techniques and procedures for the access, and advanced diagnostics and defeat of WMD systems and improvised devices. The focus of the activity is prototype development and transition of promising technologies to the user for procurement. The SCSP supports the Joint Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment (JIPOE) process to forecast plausible terrorist WMD threats for planning and conducting operations to combat WMD terrorism. The CWMD-T Support Program specifically addresses Commander USSOCOM responsibilities under the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) Unified Command Plan and Concept of Operation Plans (CONPLANS) 7500 and 7520 for integrating and synchronizing Defense–wide operations and activities to prevent terrorists from developing, acquiring, proliferation or using WMD. The CWMD-T alternate defeat program builds upon the collaborative effort with the warfighter that delivered a proof of concept to USSOCOM in June 2007 and provides a multi-mission oriented critical capability that may be applied throughout the entire spectrum of warfare while significantly eliminating collateral damage. It will develop technologies to enable the warfighter to locate, identify, characterize and access WMDs, their production and storage facilities and associated enablers along multiple nodes concurrently or simultaneously within the terrorist pathway to disrupt, delay, degrade, destroy or deny Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear WMDs while minimizing risk to US forces in support of Counterproliferation and Counterterrorism Offensive operations. The program specifically addresses USSOCOM Directive 70-1 Appendix C, Special Mission Area Programs and 71-4 Force Development SOF Capabilities Integration and Development Systems.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2012
• Source ID: RE_0603160BR_3_0400_PB_2012

Tags

Readers

• Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
• Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.

Technology Areas

• Fully Networked C3
• Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control