Joint Biological Point Detection System (JBPDS)
Joint Biological Point Detection System (JBPDS) : The Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps use this detection system. The developmental system will replace all existing biological detection systems (Biological Integrated Detection System, Interim Biological Agent Detector, and Air Base/Port Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration), and provide biological detection capabilities throughout the services and throughout the battlespace. The common biological detection suite will consist of four functionalities - (a) Trigger (detects a significant change in the ambient aerosol in real time). (b) Collector (collects samples of the suspect aerosol for analysis by the JBPDS, and for confirmatory analysis by supporting laboratories in the Communications Zone and the continental U.S. (c) Detector (able to broadly categorize the contents of the aerosol and lend confidence to the detection process; e.g., biological material in the aerosol or not, bacteriological, spore, protein, etc).. (d) Identification (provides presumptive identification of the suspect biological warfare agent and increases confidence in the detection process). The JBPDS program consists of two phases (Block I and Block II) to allow the fastest possible fielding of a joint biological detection system, while at the same time preparing to take advantage of the rapid advances taking place in the biological detection/identification, information processing and engineering services
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