Battelle selects Advint as part of Team to provide Logistics support of U.S. CBRN Defense Systems

Industry leading ruggedized portable test system for biological detection systems

A Battelle led team was awarded a $333 million, five-year contract to support the U.S. efforts to help protect U.S. military from Chemical, Biological, Radiological, & Nuclear (CBRN) threats. Battelle, as prime contractor, will manage the Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) for CBRN Defense Systems program which provides logistical support to the FOX NBC Reconnaissance Vehicle and all fielded biological detection systems to include the JBPDS, JPS, JBSDS, and the P3I BIDS. The Battelle team includes Advint, ALOG, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, Odyssey, Sentel, and SESI. The contract provides logistics support with the intent to achieve a significant cost savings through the efficiencies of combining and consolidating the efforts across all systems.

A key part of this strategy is the use of Advint's Puma, also known as the Universal Mobile Tester (UMT), for system maintenance support. The Puma is an industry leading rugged portable tester for factory to field support. It provides a scalable, open-architecture platform for functional testing of a variety of digital, analog, and RF electronics/avionics. It supports organizational, intermediate, and depot level test of biological detection systems with a reduced logistics footprint. The system is currently fielded in support of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Homeland Defense, and multiple prime contractors.

Compact packaging in rugged enclosure supports mobile field deployable operations with a reduced logistics footprint
18-slot PXI and 4-slot SCXI chasses provide digital, analog, RF, EO, and switch instrumentation for functional testing
LabWindows/CVI, LabVIEW, and VB test programming environments under the control of TestStand test management software
IVI instrument drivers and Switch Executive available
GUIs provide direct manual control of the test system resources for debug, troubleshooting, and repair activities
XML and SQL test results available
MacPanel's Series L2000 & SCOUT, or Virginia Panel Gemini Series 90 high density interface available
UPS power pack allows operation from generators or any international power standard
Fully automated system Self-Test provides comprehensive tester operational assurance verification
Field calibration via portable NIST traceable standards allows the system to be calibrated in place
Open architecture for easy and cost effective technology insertion and customization to meet other test requirement needs

About Battelle

Battelle’s National Security Global Business (NSGB) applies science and technology to solve complex technical challenges for the military services and federal agencies. Including the operations of national laboratories, Battelle annually performs nearly $850 million in national security-related work contributing to advances in chemical and biological defense, homeland security, armor, technology refreshment, and undersea technology.

About Advint

Advint is a rapidly growing system integrator of automated test systems located in Columbus, OH. The company is an NI Alliance Member, a member of the Teradyne Support Network, and part of the Huntron Integration Service Network. Advint provides hardware/software development and systems integration services in support of the test & measurement, and industrial automation industries.