Homeland Defense & Security Digest

The Digest is a newsletter intended to provide readers with a greater awareness of the latest research and development trends in the eight technical focus areas supported by HDIAC while also highlighting recent HDIAC activities, services, and products.

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What government agencies prioritize work in early-integrated chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive threat detection?

Integrated early warning (IEW) for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) agents is of critical importance to units operating in a CBRN-contested environment. To facilitate increased situational awareness, the U.S. Department of Defense has continually…

Brig. Gen. Robert K. Bogart, 711th Human Performance Wing commander, cuts a ribbon during the Research Environmental Chamber ribbon-cutting ceremony with the help of Jim Bench, left, president, Russells Technical Products, and Col. Melinda Eaton, acting director, Air Force Research Laboratory’s Human Effectiveness Directorate, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, May 27, 2025. This state-of-the-art facility, part of AFRL’s Human Effectiveness Directorate, facilitates equipment and human performance evaluations by simulating environmental extremes. (U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge)

New AFRL Chamber to Enhance Human, Equipment Performance in Extreme Environments

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house for the new Research Environmental Chamber (REC), May 27, 2025. The capability, part of…

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