TEST & EVALUATION (EMD)

Abstract

This funding supports the Chemical Biological Defense Portfolio (CBDP) Test Equipment, Strategy, and Support (TESS) efforts. TESS provides test infrastructure products for testing and evaluating chemical and biological defense systems throughout the life cycle acquisition process. TESS test infrastructure products are aligned in four groups to include: (1) Sense Laboratory (Chemical); (2) Sense Laboratory ((Biological); (3) Sense (Field); and (4) Individual Protection, Collective Protection and Decontamination (Shield and Sustain). (1) Sense Laboratory (Chemical) : The products for this area are the Dynamic Test Chamber (DTC) for chemical point sensors, and Non-Traditional Agent Defense Test System (NTADTS). The DTC provides a new capability for testing chemical point detection systems against chemical warfare agents in various environmental conditions. The NTADTS provides a new capability to conduct chemical defense testing against current and emerging threats. The NTADTS supports testing of Decontamination, Collective Protection, Individual Protection, and Contamination Avoidance products. The CBD acquisition programs supported are Dismounted Reconnaissance Sets Kits and Outfits (DR SKO), Next Generation Chemical Detector (NGCD), Joint Sensitive Equipment Wipes (JSEW), and Common Analytical Laboratory System (CALS). (2) Sense Laboratory (Biological): The product for this area is the Whole System Live Agent Test (WSLAT) Chamber. The WSLAT Chamber supports testing of all biological point detection systems in production configuration in biological live agent Biological Safety Level 3 (BSL-3) environments. The CBD acquisition programs supported are the Joint Biological Tactical Detection System (JBTDS) and the Joint USFK Point and Integrated Threat Recognition (JUPITR) Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD). (3) Sense (Field): The product for this area is a fully instrumented simulant Test Grid. The Test Grid effort provides a fully instrumented grid for chemical and biological simulant field test capabilities that integrate referee systems; dissemination equipment; cloud tracking equipment; meteorological equipment; and test Data Management System (DMS). The CBD acquisition programs supported are the Joint Expeditionary Collective Protection (JECP), Next Generation Chemical Detector (NGCD), Joint Biological Tactical Detection System (JBTDS) and the Joint USFK Point and Integrated Threat Recognition (JUPITR) Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD). (4) Individual Protection, Collective Protection and Decontamination (Shield and Sustain): 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. The individual protective equipment CBD programs supported include: Uniform Integrated Protection Ensemble Increment 1 (UIPE 1), UIPE Increment 2, Joint Service Aircrew Mask Fixed Wing (JSAM FW) and Rotary Wing (JSAM RW), and the Joint Service General Purpose Mask (JSGPM).

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2016
• Source ID: TE5_0604384BP_5_0400_PB_2016

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 - UAVs