With threats evolving, equipping Warfighters to be ready to respond to several seen and unseen threats without increasing their physical burden, remains a top priority for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The Compact Vapor Chemical Agent Detector (CVCAD) is a program of record that is currently funded and managed by the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND) and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Joint Science and Technology Office, which aims to provide chemical and confined space hazard detection capability to alert Warfighters without introducing any hindrances that may interfere with their ability to carry out their mission. For example, CVCAD’s small size allows it to be a seamlessly person-worn unobtrusive device without impeding awareness or focus.
Staff fit a mannequin with a compact vapor chemical agent detector (CVCAD) prototype to test how a future Soldier may wear the CBRN sensor as part of their future kit (JPEO-CBRND)
June 6, 2023 | Originally published by Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND) on May 26, 2023
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