323 Chemical Agents Sensors Project

Chemical Agents Sensors Project

The Chemical Agents Sensors (Chem) project website contains general project information and draft documents available for industry review.

Project Background

The Canadian Forces (CF) must be prepared to survive and operate in a Chemical, Biological, Nuclear and Radiological (CBRN) environment. The international community has made progress in reducing the proliferation of chemical agents, but the remaining sources combined with the widespread availability of toxic industrial chemicals (TIC) that can be also be used offensively as weapons continue to be a threat to CF personnel committed to international and domestic operations.

Project Objective

The Chem project will provide the CF with a modern capability to detect, monitor, sample and identify chemical agents and TIC.

Project Scope

The Chem project will field the following modern chemical sensors and related systems:

  • A network-capable three-tiered Detect-to-Warn System (DWS) for continuous analysis of the environment;
  • A new hand-held detector for monitoring and surveillance of sites and equipment known or suspected to be contaminated;
  • A chemical identification system to obtain field identification at the confirmed level; and
  • Sampling and Identification of Biological, Chemical and Radiological Agents (SIBCRA) kits for users to collect field samples, and transportation kits to transport them safely to a laboratory for unambiguous identification.

Each of these systems will be rolled out with a complete initial support package, including training, maintenance and ILS.

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