SENSOR SUITE–UPGRADED


hazard and then collect a sample by hand or drive their NBCRV over it to collect a sample from the back of the vehicle. Because both methods required being dangerously close to a hazardous area, they resulted in a lot of time and effort spent decontaminating Soldiers, vehicles, and any equipment used, and conducting reconnaissance.


“We are fundamentally increasing the [U.S. Army’s] Chemical Corps’ ability to do this detection capability off-platform, standoff, without having a Soldier enter harm’s way. Tat is a significant improve- ment,” said Lt. Col. Alan Stephens, joint product manager for reconnaissance and platform integration. Tis refers to the distance between the operator and the


sensor; as opposed to the Soldier holding the detector, it’s “standing” at a different location, farther away from the platform where the Soldiers might be.


Te reconnaissance and platform integra- tion team’s demonstrations focused on CBRN reconnaissance tasks of detecting and collecting biological agents; detecting environmental anomalies such as chemical or biological aerosols; detecting, identify- ing and locating radiological threats, and identifying on-site presumptive CBRN hazards. Key stakeholders and partners from the U.S. Army Combat Capabili- ties Development Command’s Chemical and Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC), the U.S. Army 20th Chemical, Biologi- cal, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives


(CBRNE) Command, the U.S. Army CBRN School, Army Futures Command, U.S. Army Test


and Evaluation


Command, the Office of the Deputy Assis- tant Secretary of Defense for Chemical and Biological Defense, and the Environ- mental Protection Agency attended the demonstration.


“Tis system really highlights where the JPEO is going,” said Nicole Kilgore, deputy joint program executive officer for CBRN Defense. “When we talk about integration, it’s not just integration of the systems working together, it’s an integra- tion of the partners and players across the board. What we see today truly demon- strates that partnership.”


TESTING THE LIMITS


Maj. Gen. Antonio V. Munera, then-commanding general of the 20th CBRNE Command, points to the UAVs at the rear of the NBCRV. His Soldiers will be among those using the upgraded capability.


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Spring 2023


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