Chemical Agent Sensors
Project summary
The Government of Canada is purchasing a system of sensors that can detect and identify chemical agents and toxic chemicals.
The chemical agent sensors identify contaminants before contact so that personnel can either avoid the threat or adopt the proper protective posture.
Project phases
Currently in Phase 4: Implementation
Identification
- September 2004
Options analysis
- November 2011
Definition
- Project approval definition: March 2004
Implementation
- Project approval implementation: May 2012
- Contract Award
- area detection and identification system: December 2017
- chemical identification system: March 2018
- Initial operational capability
- area detection and identification system: July 2019
- chemical identification system: December 2018
- Full operational capability
- area detection and identification system: July 2020
- chemical identification system: October 2017
Close-out
- October 2020
- Learn more about the Defence procurement process
Additional information
Project updates
- Discussions underway on the use of the personal detection system as a detector for the Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle
- Preliminary approval given for all personal detection systems to be upgraded with a survey mode which will provide faster time-to-alarm and allow them to be suitable as detectors for the Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle project
Benefiting Canadian industry
The project invested over $55 million in Canadian industry.
Contractors
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- Telops (engineering development models)
- Proengin (hand-held detector systems)
- Levitt-Safety Limited (field expedient and transportation kits)
- Apparel Trimming Inc. (specialist backpacks, shoulder harnesses and strap webbing)
- Smith’s Detection (fixed-site detector system and personal detection system)
- Patlon Aircraft & Industries
Technical information
The project is being implemented in three phases:
- local detection and identification system phase, including handheld detectors and fixed-site detectors, field sampling and identification kits, a data reporting network system for wireless monitoring of fixed-site detectors (automatic data reporting system), and a field-deployable chemical identification system
- purchase of 700 personal detection systems
- purchase of the area detection and identification system
Project costs
To be determined.
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