# 11) Distributed Threat Agnostic Networked Sensing (DISTANS) - CBRN Remote Sensing

**R-2A activity** of project UN5 — Understand (SDD)  
**Program element:** 0604384BP — Chemical and Biological Defense Program - EMD  
**Component:** Defense-Wide · **Budget Activity:** 5  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604384BP/UN5/a10  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604384BP/UN5

> **NEW START.** $11.3M requested in FY2027 with no prior-year and no current-year funding.

## Summary

This activity requests $11.3M in FY2027, 6.0% of project UN5 — a new start with no prior-year and no current-year money. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** Initiate and award contract actions for maturation of multiple prototype systems, integrate prototypes into a holistic multi-modality approach. Conduct iterative prototyping with developmental test and evaluation on components/sub-components of remote sensing systems, to include CBRN Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). Support refinement of capabilities through warfighter touchpoints. Continue development of technologies transitioned from Science and Technology (S&T) partners and transitions from Service Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) efforts. Support program management and administration processes required for program resource and schedule tracking.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Funding increase to continue development and integration of technology transferred from Service Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) efforts and Science and Technology (S&T) partners.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2027 | Request | 11.3 |

> Prior, current and budget year only — an R-2A activity carries no five-year plan. It sums exactly into its project in the request year and not necessarily in any other.

## Other activities in project UN5

- [16) Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Reconnaissance Modular Mission Payload (CRMMP)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604384BP/UN5/a15) — FY2027 39.9
- [24) Wearable All-hazard Remote-monitoring Program (WARP) - Monitor for Acute CBRN Exposure](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604384BP/UN5/a23) — FY2027 31.7
- [5) Chemical and Biological Wearables - Enhanced Biological Defense (CB WEARABLES-ENBD)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604384BP/UN5/a4) — FY2027 19.8
- [21) Special Purpose Unit Rapid Capability Development and Deployment (SPU RCDD)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604384BP/UN5/a20) — FY2027 15.2
- [8) Compact Vapor Chemical Agent Detector (CVCAD)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604384BP/UN5/a7) — FY2027 13.3
- 1) Advanced Differential Diagnostics (ADD) — FY2027 11.2
- [4) Chemical and Biological Wearables (CB WEARABLES)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604384BP/UN5/a3) — FY2027 10.0
- 9) Defense Biological Products Assurance Program (DBPAP) — FY2027 9.0
- 13) Far Forward Biological Sequencing (FFBS) - Increment 2 — FY2027 4.6
- 18) Next Generation Diagnostics System 2 Man Portable Diagnostic System (NGDS 2 MPDS) — FY2027 4.3
- 19) Non-targeted Sequencing Identification System (NSIS) — FY2027 4.3
- 3) Aerosol Vapor Chemical Agent Detector (AVCAD) — FY2027 3.4
- 20) Proximate Chemical Agent Detector (PCAD) — FY2027 3.1
- 6) Colorimetric Indicator (CIND) — FY2027 2.8
- 10) Defense Biological Products Assurance Program - Enhanced Biological Defense (DBPAP-ENBD) — FY2027 2.1
- 2) Advanced and Emerging Threat Defense (AET DEFENSE) — FY2027 1.9
- 7) Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Sensor Integration on Robotic Platforms (CSIRP) — FY2027 —
- 12) Far Forward Biological Sequencing (FFBS) - Increment 1 — FY2027 —
- 14) Mobile Field Kit (MFK) — FY2027 —
- 15) Nuclear Biological Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle Sensor Suite Upgrade (NBCRV SSU) — FY2027 —
- 17) Next Generation Diagnostics System 2 Chemical Diagnostics (NGDS 2 CHEMDX) — FY2027 —
- 22) Wearable All-hazard Remote-monitoring Program (WARP) - WARP Prototype Development — FY2027 —
- 23) Wearable All-hazard Remote-monitoring Program (WARP) - Test & Evaluation — FY2027 —
- 25) Joint Biological Tactical Detection System (JBTDS) — FY2027 —

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0604384BP project UN5 (PB PB2027). Narrative is the government's own text.
- **No marks, no contractors at this grain** — congressional marks land on the program element and R-3 performers on the project.
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_activity`.

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