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Thursday, February 16, 2012

USS Mason Upgraded with New Chemical Agent Detection Capability as Navy Begins Massive Fleet-Wide Initiative

USS MasonA new automated chemical warfare agent detection capability that successfully passed operational tests aboard USS Mason (DDG 87) will be installed on warships throughout the Fleet, Navy officials announced Feb. 15.

The Navy plans to install the new system - designed to quickly alert warfighters to the presence of chemical warfare agents - on all active guided missile destroyers and cruisers, aircraft carriers, large and small deck amphibious ships, littoral combat ships and dry cargo/ammunition ships by the end of 2018.

"IPDS-LR (Improved Point Detection System - Lifecycle Replacement) will provide the Navy continued chemical warfare agent detection, identification and alerting along with the high system reliability they need to perform their mission worldwide," said Bruce Corso, IPDS-LR System Manager, office of the Joint Project Manager for Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Contamination Avoidance (JPM NBCCA).

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