TEST & EVALUATION (ACD&P)
Abstract
This funding supports the Joint Project Manager Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Contamination Avoidance Product Director, Test Equipment, Strategy, and Support (PD TESS) efforts. PD TESS provides test infrastructure products for testing and evaluating chemical and biological defense systems throughout the life cycle acquisition process in support of the Milestone Decision Authority, Joint Project Managers, and the Test and Evaluation (T&E) community. PD TESS test infrastructure products are aligned in three groups to include: (1) Sense Laboratory (Chemical); (2) Sense Laboratory (Biological); and (3) Individual Protection, Collective Protection and Decontamination (Shield and Sustain). (1) Sense Laboratory (Chemical): The product for this area is the Non-Traditional Agent (NTA) Test System. The NTA System provides a new capability at the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) to conduct highly toxic materials testing using new, emerging threat agents. The NTA System supports testing of decontamination, collective protection, individual protection, and contamination avoidance products. The CBD acquisition program supported is the Joint Chemical Agent Detector (JCAD). (2) Sense Laboratory (Biological): The product for this area is a biological live agent standoff chamber. The Chamber supports Joint Biological standoff detection testing in biological live agent environments. The CBD acquisition program supported is the Joint Biological Standoff Detection System (JBSDS) Increment 2. (3) Individual Protection, Collective Protection and Decontamination (Shield and Sustain): The product for the area is an Individual Protection Ensemble Mannequin System (IPEMS), and Chemical Biological Agent Resistance Test Fixtures (CBART). IPEMS provides an articulated robotic mannequin that simulates Warfighters activities and includes under ensemble agent sensing capability for evaluating IPE against chemical warfare agents. IPEMS consists of an articulated robotic mannequin, exposure chamber, control room, and real time under-ensemble sensor system. CBART provides a state of the art material swatch test fixture for individual and collective protection system. The Acquisition Programs supported are: Joint Protective Aircrew Ensemble (JPACE); Joint Service General Purpose Mask (JSGPM); Joint Service Aircrew Mask (JSAM) - Fixed Wing (FW), Rotary Wing (RW), and Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) variants; Joint Service Chemical Environment Survivability Mask (JSCESM); Joint Chemical Ensemble (JCE); Uniform Individual Protective Ensemble (UIPE); Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST); and Joint Chemical/Biological Coverall for Combat Vehicle Crewmen (JC3).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- TE4_0603884BP_4_0400_PB_2012
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- Root: CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE (ACD&P)
- Child Accomplishment: 1) PD TESS - Non-Traditional Agent (NTA) Test System
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- Child Accomplishment: 3) PD TESS - IPEMS
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