At U.S. military installations throughout the world, military police monitor force protection sensors, which consist of conventional and thermal imaging cameras, ground surveillance radar and seismic and acoustic sensors. Installations also have chemical biological sensors, but they are operated as an independent system manned by chemical biological specialists in another location. Project JUPITR’s early warning…
Army Test Fabric for New Warfighter Uniforms
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency is leading an effort to design a new warfighter uniform – with added protection against chemical warfare agents encountered in the field. Army scientists are using both standard and new methods to test fabrics, which will be used in the new suit. The new uniform is designed to decrease thermal…