Nuclear/Biological/Chemical (NBC) Defense - Federation of ...

Rationale:
• Joint Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps requirement
Contamination Avoidance Programs
Key Requirements:
• Small, lightweight detector capable of detecting presence of chemical agent vapors
• Capable of de-warning, allowing for rapid reduction of protective postures
• Detect, identify, quantify, and warn of presence of even low levels of nerve, blister,
and blood agents in vapor form in aircraft and shipboard interiors
• Operated/maintained by ship’s force; operate in a shipboard environment
Description:
JCAD will provide a detector or a network of detectors
capable of automatically detecting, identifying, and
quantifying chemical agents (nerve, blister, and blood) inside
aircraft and shipboard interiors. The device must be
sufficiently sensitive to warn aircrews before accumulation,
over the entire mission, of levels of agent that may cause
miosis or more severe effects. JCAD will also provide handheld
monitoring capabilities, protecting the individual
soldier, sailor, airman, and marine through the use of
pocket-sized detection and alarm.
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