Future Outlook

  • The Laboratory will assist NORAD-NORTHCOM in actively pursuing strategies to expand their capability to defend North America against an expanding variety of potential threats.
  • The Laboratory will perform an investigation into the biological and chemical defense needs and requirements of DHS organizations such as the Transportation Security Administration, Federal Emergency Management Administration, Customs and Border Patrol, and the Office of Health Affairs.

 

Shipping containers at dockA Department of Homeland Security project is assessing potential methods for rapid screening of shipping containers for chemical and biological threat without negatively impacting throughput.

 

  • A net-centric ERSA will be developed to form the backbone for a regional Homeland Air Defense capability.
  • The Laboratory foresees studies relating to architecture development for urban biodefense as well as test and evaluation of bio-chem systems for defense of facilities, including buildings of military and civilian significance.
  • Further development and transition of rapid biological trigger technology to the DoD and DHS are expected.
  • Further development and testing of a universal and rapid biological sample preparation are planned.
  • The Laboratory will apply its analytical expertise to provide an independent safety assessment of sense-and-avoid system concepts for Predator and other unmanned aircraft to support Customs and Border Protection missions.

 

 

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