Soldier Protection and Survival Systems
Abstract
•This project provides specialized equipment to meet the unique soldier protection and survival requirements of SOF to include: Army Rangers; Army Special Forces; Navy Sea, Air, Land (SEAL) teams; Navy Special Boat Units; Air Force Special Tactics Operators; and Marine Forces Special Operations Command. Specialized equipment improves survivability protection from the environment and load bearing equipment to improve the mobility of SOF while conducting varied missions. These missions are generally conducted in harsh environments, for unspecified periods and in locations requiring small unit autonomy. •SOF Personal Equipment Advanced Requirements (SPEAR) program provides for the research, development, testing and evaluation of a variety of individual and survival equipment to include: ballistic and environmental protective systems, combat uniforms, load carriage systems, communications headsets, and visual augmentation system (VAS) mounts. NOTE: In compliance with the National Defense Authorization Act of 2010, resources to support ballistic protection efforts were moved from SPEAR to a separate project (S385A) beginning in FY 2012. •Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Casualty Evacuation (CASEVAC) Set provides the capability for the extraction, movement, sustainment and transportation of wounded. The set contains a variety of medical items and equipment approved by the Food and Drug Administration to include intraosseous infusion devices, patient monitoring and assessment devices, emergency airway kits, and devices that support patient management and en-route care capabilities for the far forward treatment of SOF casualties in remote and austere environments. Research, development, testing, and evaluation efforts will be aimed at maintaining the CASEVAC Set capabilities by performing equipment upgrades and additions as obsolescence surfaces and new and enhanced equipment becomes available. Product improvement and replacement will require: additional functional testing, air worthiness testing as applicable, miniaturization and /or hardening, and packaging enhancements. •Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) program provides SOF with the ability to counter current and future improvised explosive devices threats used by terrorist networks. NOTE: The C-IED efforts were conducted in the program element 1160408BB. The resources for these efforts were split beginning in FY2013 to support the SOF theater force requirements.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2013
- Source ID
- S385_1160478BB_7_0400_PB_2013
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- Root: Soldier Protection and Survival Systems
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