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RTI chosen as the software lead for the Joint Biological Point Detection System (JBPDS)
The United States Army has chosen RTI as software lead on the Joint Biological Point Detection System (JBPDS), awarding a contract of roughly $500K for the current task. RTI’s engineers are teamed with staff from Battelle Memorial Institute, MIT, Lincoln Labs, and Lockheed Martin Librascope. The JBPDS will provide a common integrated biological point detection suite for use by all United States military services. This system will automatically detect and identify 10 Biological Warfare (BW) agents within 20 minutes, improving detection sensitivity (15-25 Agent Containing Particles Per Liter of Air (ACPLA)) over currently fielded systems. It will have an exportable, computer-based training capability, as well as portable and fixed-site configurations. The system will be integrated on Navy vessels and High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs). The JBPDS will be used to protect air bases, ports, ships and forces. It will be the primary device for rapid warning to commanders who will integrate JBPDS data with operational inputs such as intelligence and meteorological information to determine the level of personal protection needed by troops. The system will be air, land and sea transportable. To learn more about JBPDS, visit http://www.jpobd.net/. To learn more about RTI’s role in the Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC) arena, visit http://www.rti-world.com/nbc/. RTI is honored to be a part of such an important project.
Ricciardi Technologies Inc. (RTI), http://www.rti-world.com/, was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Fairfax, VA. RTI is a Systems Development Company, providing professional software and hardware development support and Distributed/Embedded Systems solutions to Fortune 500 Clients and Federal Agencies.
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