{"id":29974,"date":"2024-01-11T19:08:47","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T19:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2024\/01\/11\/soldiers-build-nuke-detecting-backpack\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:17:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:17:07","slug":"soldiers-build-nuke-detecting-backpack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/battlefield-tech\/2024\/01\/11\/soldiers-build-nuke-detecting-backpack\/","title":{"rendered":"Soldiers build nuke-detecting backpack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A group of soldiers built a backpack that eliminates what is typically an eight-hour wait time when transporting a mobile nuclear detector and provides onboard power and ways to analyze samples when communications go down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The soldiers serve with the Army\u2019s Nuclear Disablement Teams. Dubbed NDT 1 \u201cManhattan,\u201d NDT 2 \u201cIron Maiden\u201d and NDT 3 \u201cVandals,\u201d they are based out of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland under the 20th <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/2022\/08\/02\/big-changes-ahead-for-how-troops-battle-future-chemical-biological-threats\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives<\/a> (CBRNE) Command, according to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/461533\/army-team-leverages-expertise-increase-readiness-radiological-detection-missions\" target=\"_blank\">Army news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NDTs are the Defense Department\u2019s only nuclear disablement teams and conduct weapon of mass destruction elimination operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/home\/2022\/10\/12\/as-the-army-pivots-to-battle-peers-chemical-biological-threats-loom\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7412779.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">As the Army pivots to battle peers, chemical, biological threats loom<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The CBRN community is seeing renewed attention in the shadow of potential adversary threats.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The teams\u2019 mobile nuclear detector must draw outside air for its internal cooling system and expel hot air to maintain the right operating temperatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe challenge the NDT always had with its Ortec High Purity Germanium (HPGe) detectors was always the deliberate cool down period required for the equipment to be ready, typically in excess of seven hours from a complete shutdown,\u201d said Maj. Aaron J. Heffelfinger, NDT 1 deputy team chief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cases that came with the detector required the device to be shut down during transport, which then meant an eight-hour cooldown period, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTime is always of the essence. The longer it takes the team to provide the gamma spectroscopy and isotopic assay results to the supported unit, the more constrained the commander becomes,\u201d Heffelfinger said. \u201cIf we can provide that information without an 8-hour cooldown first, it can drive the decision-making process that much faster.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2499\" height=\"2161\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CBRNE-equipment-soldiers.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CBRNE-equipment-soldiers.jpg.jpg 2499w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CBRNE-equipment-soldiers.jpg.jpg?resize=300,259 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CBRNE-equipment-soldiers.jpg.jpg?resize=768,664 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CBRNE-equipment-soldiers.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,885 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CBRNE-equipment-soldiers.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1328 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CBRNE-equipment-soldiers.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1771 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2499px) 100vw, 2499px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Soldiers from the U.S. Army Nuclear Disablement Teams created a backpack that provides theater-level confirmation and identification of radiological materials more quickly in a tactical environment. (Maj. Steven M. Modugno\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Members of the team tinkered with different ways of keeping the system cool over a six-month period, before developing the current backpack solution. They collaborated with partner organizations such as Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center at the Army\u2019s Combat Capabilities Development Command to develop the device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team made the backpack a self-contained cooling unit and ensured it was<b> <\/b>able to store power with a range of battery options, said Capt. John M. Prevost, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Officer with NDT 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"3000\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CBRNE-backpack-close-up-table.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CBRNE-backpack-close-up-table.jpg.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CBRNE-backpack-close-up-table.jpg.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CBRNE-backpack-close-up-table.jpg.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CBRNE-backpack-close-up-table.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CBRNE-backpack-close-up-table.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CBRNE-backpack-close-up-table.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4000px) 100vw, 4000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Nuclear Disablement Teams worked with partner organizations, including the Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command. (Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now the detector can run almost indefinitely and can be used anywhere the soldier can carry it, Prevost said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And NDT soldiers can also carry the spectral analysis software in the backpack, even downrange. That allows them to conduct analysis on site if their communications are down or degraded. 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