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able to withstand the rigors of the military environment. The project team also
worked directly with the user community to gain their feedback on AVCAD.

“Working directly with the Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen were a critical part
of our [development] process. Our users need to be able to try the AVCAD
in relevant environments and give us feedback that we can implement to
ensure that what is fielded is what they need,” said Carolyn Matz, program
officer, advanced chemical agent detection.

Since achieving milestone C, the team is continuing to host warfighter
touchpoint events to gain insights from the user community. Most recently
the team hosted a touchpoint with the National Guard Bureau with more
events to come in 2024.

“The joint force needs this capability. Smaller, remote, modular systems
provide the warfighter information to alert them to exposures in real time,
enabling enough time to make life saving decisions,” Wilson said. “We are
always chasing time in the world of countering weapons of mass defense,
so anything that helps give our forces more time to act and to take a well
thought out action, is valuable.”

AVCAD is on track to reach full rate production approval in fiscal year 2025
and initial operational capability by fiscal year 2027. The project team will
continue to work with the user community to refine AVCAD and prepare for
fielding to the services.

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