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

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2025
Source ID
UN2_0602384BP_2_0400_PB_2025

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Readers

  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.

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