Understand (Applied Research)
Abstract
The Understand Applied Research Project provides the Joint Force with the abilities to detect, identify, and characterize chemical and biological (CB) threat agents. This includes classification and/or identification of the threat and potentially the amount of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) hazards in all physical states. Efforts provide the ability to characterize the CBRN hazard to a commander and develop a clear understanding of the current and predicted CBRN situation; collect, query, and assimilate information from sensors, intelligence and medical communities, etc., in near real time to inform decisions; and provide actual and potential impacts of CBRN hazards. Thrust Areas included in this Project are: (1) Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Battlespace Sensing, Alerting & Response (2) CBRN Decision Aids (3) CBRN Situational Awareness (4) Chemical Diagnostics (5) Diagnostic Building Blocks (6) Emerging Threats (7) Operational Diagnostics (8) Employment Characterization (9) Environmental Response (10) First Look (11) Host Response (12) Distributed CB Reconnaissance (13) Emerging and Enhanced Biothreat Sensing (14) Operational Biological Sensing (15) Expeditionary Analytical Toolkit (ExAnT) (16) Modernized and Enhanced Chemical Sensing (17) Operational Chemical Sensing (18) Unattended Perimeter Monitoring (19) Unconventional Detection Modalities (20) Technical Surprise
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- UN2_0602384BP_2_0400_PB_2025
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- Root: Chemical and Biological Defense Program
- Child Accomplishment: 1) CBRN Battlespace Sensing, Alerting, and Response
- Child Accomplishment: 2) CBRN Decision Aids
- Child Accomplishment: 3) CBRN Situational Awareness
- Child Accomplishment: 4) Chemical Diagnostics
- Child Accomplishment: 5) Operational Diagnostics
- Child Accomplishment: 6) Diagnostic Building Blocks
- Child Accomplishment: 7) Emerging Threats
- Child Accomplishment: 8) Diagnostic Building Blocks - Enhanced Biological Defense (ENBD)
- Child Accomplishment: 9) Emerging Threats - Enhanced Biological Defense (ENBD)
- Child Accomplishment: 10) Unconventional Detection Modalities - Enhanced Biological Defense (ENBD)
- Child Accomplishment: 11) Employment Characterization
- Child Accomplishment: 12) Environmental Response
- Child Accomplishment: 13) First Look
- Child Accomplishment: 14) Host Response
- Child Accomplishment: 15) Distributed CB Reconnaissance - Biological Detection
- Child Accomplishment: 16) Unattended Perimeter Monitoring - Biological Detection
- Child Accomplishment: 17) Operational Biological Sensing
- Child Accomplishment: 18) Emerging and Enhanced Biothreat Sensing
- Child Accomplishment: 19) Unconventional Detection Modalities - Biological Detection
- Child Accomplishment: 20) Distributed CB Reconnaissance - Chemical Detection
- Child Accomplishment: 21) Unattended Perimeter Monitoring - Chemical Detection
- Child Accomplishment: 22) Operational Chemical Sensing
- Child Accomplishment: 23) Expeditionary Analytical Toolkit (ExAnT) - Chemical Detection
- Child Accomplishment: 24) Modernized and Enhanced Chemical Sensing
- Child Accomplishment: 25) Unconventional Detection Modalities - Chemical Detection
- Child Accomplishment: 26) Technical Surprise
- Child Accomplishment: 27) Technical Surprise - Enhanced Biological Defense (ENBD)