TEST & EVALUATION (SDD)

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 four groups to include: (1) Chemical Laboratory (Sense); (2) Biological Laboratory (Sense); (3) Field Simulant (Sense); (4) Individual Protection, Collective Protection and Decontamination (Shield and Sustain). (1) Chemical Laboratory (Sense): Products for this area include a Non-Traditional Agent (NTA) Test Facility and a Dynamic Test Chamber (DTC) for chemical point sensors. The Dynamic Test Chamber provides a new capability for testing chemical point detection systems against chemical warfare agents in various environmental conditions. Major CBDP acquisition programs supported are: the Joint Chemical Agent Detector (JCAD). (2) Sense Laboratory (Biological): Products for this area include a Whole System Live Agent Test (WSLAT) "Strung Out" Chamber; WSLAT "Full System" Chamber; and upgrade of a bio-level 3 facility located at Dugway Proving Ground (DPG). The WSLAT "Strung Out" Chamber supports Joint Biological Point Detection component testing in biological live agent environments. The WSLAT "Full System" Chamber supports testing of all biological detection systems in production configuration in biological live agent environments. The Baker Laboratory Upgrade will provide a bio-level 3 fabricated infrastructure to host the WSLAT "Full System" Chamber. The upgrade will include bio-level 3 support laboratories and analytical instrumentation. Major CBDP acquisition programs supported are: the Joint Biological Point Detection System (JBPDS)/JBPDS Block II; the Joint Biological Tactical Detection System (JBTDS); and the Joint Biological Standoff Detection System (JBSDS) Block II. (3) Field Simulant (Sense): Products for this area include a fully instrumented Simulant Test Grid and characterization of the Active Standoff Chamber (ASC) facilities. The Test Grid effort provides a fully instrumented 20 km by 40 km field simulant test capability that integrates cloud tracking equipment, meteorological equipment, test data network, C4ISR network, and operations center. The ASC effort provides a controlled simulant cloud characterization and facility. Major acquisition programs supported are: the Joint Chemical Agent Detector (JCAD); the Joint NBC Reconnaissance System (JNBCRS); the Joint Warning and Reporting Network (JWARN); the Joint Biological Standoff Detection System (JBSDS); the Joint Biological Point Detection System (JBPDS); the Joint Biological Tactical Detection System (JBTDS); the Joint Effects Model (JEM); the Joint Operational Effects Federation (JOEF); and the Joint Expeditionary Collective Protection (JECP) System. (4) Individual Protection, Collective Protection and Decontamination (Shield and Sustain): Products for this area include: a Small Item Decontamination Chamber; Individual Protection Ensemble (IPE) Mannequin; Man-in-Simulant Test (MIST) instrumentation; Individual Protection Equipment (IPE) Grid; Collective Protection (ColPro) instrumentation and facilities. The Small Item Decontamination Chamber provides an enhanced ability to conduct decontamination and residual agent off-gassing testing. The IPE Mannequin provides an articulated robotic mannequin that simulates Warfighters activities and includes under ensemble agent sensing capability for evaluating IPE against chemical warfare agents. The Man-in-Simulant Test instrumentation provides a near real time simulant sensor system to monitor penetration of simulant. The Individual Protection Equipment (IPE) Grid provides test procedures to establish commonality measurements for system level IPE performance tests. Chemical, Biological Agent Resistance Test (CBART) fixture provides a near real time testing capability under a range of environmental conditions for individual and collective protection materials. Collective Protection instrumentation and fixture upgrades provide improved test capabilities at Dugway Proving Ground, Dahlgren Naval Surface Warfare Center, and the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center for the evaluation of entire ColPro systems, subsystems and individual components. Acquisition Programs supported are: Joint Platform Interior Decontamination/Joint Material Decontamination System (JPID/JMDS); Joint Service Transportable Decontamination System (JSTDS); Joint Expeditionary Collective Protection (JECP); Joint Collective Protection Equipment (JCPE); Protective Clothing; Joint Protective Aircrew Ensemble (JPACE); Joint Service General Purpose Mask (JSGPM); Joint Service Aircrew Mask (JSAM); and the Joint Chemical Ensemble (JCE).

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2011
• Source ID: TE5_0604384BP_5_0400_PB_2011

Tags

Readers

• Aerospace Test and Evaluation
• Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.

Technology Areas

• AI & ML
• AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
• AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
• Autonomy
• Autonomy - Autonomous System Control