JOINT WARFIGHTTER DTOs
CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL WARFARE DEFENSE AND PROTECTION

I.02 Biological Early Warning ACTD (Proposed). The primary objective of this ACTD is to evaluate the military utility of remote early warning for biological warfare attacks against U.S. forces and to develop the operational procedures and doctrine associated with that capability by FY99. An additional objective, by FY99, is to provide the CINCs an interim residual capability to detect and provide automated warning and reporting to promptly alert only those forces that may be exposed to biological warfare agents. The ACTD will leverage advanced biological detection technologies (e.g., ultraviolet (UV) laser particle sizer, immunoassay fiber optic wave guide) from the DoD counterproliferation initiative and technology base community. The ACTD will demonstrate several remote early warning platforms, including artillery delivered remote detectors, man-emplaced detectors, detectors mounted on remotely piloted vehicles, and standoff active laser detectors. All the remote detectors will be connected to a warning and reporting system that enables the CINC to promptly alert forces (less than 15 minutes) who are downwind of biological warfare agents. Extensive simulation will be conducted in parallel to evaluate the operational utility of the remote early warning system for employment during early entry, buildup, defensive, offensive, and consolidation phases. Preliminary modeling of biological warfare (BW) attack against U.S. forces during a proposed buildup phase shows that an early warning system could reduce casualties by up to 95%. By FY97, the DTO will complete detailed design and field tests of component technologies. By FY99, the system will demonstrate in CONUS networked (Joint Warning and Reporting Network) remote early warning systems against point and long-line source BW attacks. Data fusion of remote detectors into a Joint Warning and Reporting Network is the key to providing early warning of potential BW attacks.

Service/Agency POCUSD(A&T) POC Customer POC
Mr. Brian J. David
Joint Project Office
Biological Defense
(703) 681-9602		 Dr. Troy Crites
DUSD (AT)
(703) 693-0459		 CENTCOM
LTC Tom Clark
(813) 828-6228
COL Ellen Pawlikowski
ATSD(NCB)(CP)
(703) 693-9410		 PACOM (JSFK)
LTC Scott Ingles
(808) 477-0795
Maj(P) Robert C. Neumann
USEUCOM
DSN 430-8262

Programmed DTO Funding ($ millions)
PEProjectFY97FY98FY99FY00FY01FY02FY03
0603884BPCP4017.937.15.05.000
Total017.937.15.05.000

I.03 Airbase/Port Biological Detection ACTD. By FY98, this DTO will develop and demonstrate a biological local warning capability and operational procedures to detect, alarm, warn, dewarn, identify, protect, and decontaminate large areas against a biological warfare (BW) attack on an airbase or port facility. By FY97, the objective is to demonstrate in CONUS a total system, to provide rapid detection (5 min versus 15 min), semiautomated versus manual warning and reporting of a BW attack using radio frequency links, protection (collective protection and commercial oronasal masks), identification (20 min versus 30 min) and sample handling of eight high-threat agents versus four, and large-area decontamination. This ACTD will demonstrate for the first time the capability to detect and protect high-value, fixed-site assets during point and long-line source BW attacks.

Service/Agency POCUSD(A&T) POC Customer POC
Mr. Brian J. David
Joint Project Office
Biological Defense
(703) 681-9602		 Dr. Troy Crites
DUSD (AT)
(703) 693-0459		 PACOM
LTC Scott Ingles
(808) 477-0795
Dr. Sal Bosco
OATSD(CBM)
(703) 602-5620		 CENTCOM
LTC Tom Clark
(813) 828-6228

Programmed DTO Funding ($ millions)
PEProjectFY97FY98FY99FY00FY01FY02FY03
0603750DP5232.81.02.01.0000
Total S&T2.81.02.01.0000
0604384BP*BJ52.81.02.01.0000
Total5.62.04.02.0000

*Non-S&T funds.

I.04 Integrated Biodetection ATD. This ATD will demonstrate two technologies: one that provides a preexposure warning for a biological attack, and another that provides an order-of-magnitude increased sensitivity to agents while adding a first-time virus identification capability with significantly reduced logistics. These logistical improvements include automated operation, fivefold reduction in size and weight, reduced storage requirements, and reduced consumables. By FY97, a demonstration of a remote biological aerosol warning capability using micro ultraviolet fluorescent laser-based particle counting technology will be completed. This technology will provide preexposure warning of biological agent attacks for protection of personnel and high-value battlespace assets. The FY98 goal is to demonstrate a point biosensor capability that incorporates an automated DNA diagnostic technology to identify biological agents with the highest known degree of reliability and sensitivity. By FY99, products will be demonstrated separately and as an integrated force protection suite in future battle lab warfighting experiments.

Service/Agency POCUSD(A&T) POC Customer POC
Mrs. Denise Hansen
SARD-TT
(703) 695-1448		 Dr. Sal Bosco
OATSD(CBM)
(703) 602-5620		 LTC Mike Davis
JPO-BD
(703) 681-3468

Programmed DTO Funding ($ millions)
PEProjectFY97FY98FY99FY00FY01FY02FY03
0603384BPCB35.87.16.10000
Total5.87.16.10000

I.05 Chemical Add-On for the Airbase/Port Biological Detection ACTD (Proposed). By FY98, this ACTD will demonstrate an integrated biological and chemical detection and warning capability at two sites within the designated areas of operation associated with the current Airbase/Port Biological Detection ACTD. The chemical add-on capability will use mature and available technology (passive IR spectrometry and ion trap spectroscopy) to automatically detect and identify chemical threat agents in near-real time (less than 30 seconds). In addition, a Joint Warning and Reporting Network with hardware and software interfaces between three to four different biological and chemical detectors for the automatic generation of NBC 1 and 3 reports will be demonstrated by FY98. This ACTD will also develop the concept of operations and doctrine associated with the add-on capability at fixed-site assets. This chemical add-on ACTD will provide the CINCs a first-time capability to network legacy and emerging biological and chemical detectors and produce automated warnings and reportings for enhanced battlefield visualization and force protection as defined in Joint Vision 2010.

Service/Agency POCUSD(A&T) POC Customer POC
Mr. Brian J. David
Joint Project Office
for Biological Defense
(703) 681-9602		 Dr. Troy Crites
DUSD (AT)
(703) 693-0459		 CENTCOM
LTC Tom Clark
(813) 828-6228
PACOM
LTC Scott Ingles
(808) 477-0795

Programmed DTO Funding ($ millions)
PEProjectFY97FY98FY99FY00FY01FY02FY03
0603384BPCP301.00.50000
0603750DP52300.51.00.50.500
Total S&T01.51.50.50.500
0604384BP*BJ50.302.00.4000
Total0.31.53.50.90.500

*Non-S&T funds.