A prototype Integrated Diver Display Mask (IDDM) has been developed to provide critical life support information to combat swimmers in extremely low visibility conditions. The dive mask system displays information such as depth, bottom time, and tank pressure. This mask technology is being transitioned to a U.S. Marine Corps acquisition program for further development.

* Selected as one of the Top 100 Tech Innovations for 2003 by Popular Science Magazine (December 2003 issue).

On-scene technicians must quickly determine safe withdrawal distances, calculate stay times, determine necessary damage mitigation actions and potentially perform calculations to limit personnel and property hazards. A multifunctional TDA was developed for calculating k-factor formulas for blast and fragmentation distances, downwind hazard areas, safe separation times, firing-train burn times, estimated crater sizes, and other critical information. Field technicians may currently run the software on a PC, however future development will allow them to use the TDA with a palmtop device. The TDA has been fielded to Joint Service EOD, the FBI and ATF, and utilized during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Timely decision support and knowledge management capabilities are key components of successful EOD operations. The 24-hour mission support cell enables EOD forces to meet complex terrorist and wartime threats by coordinating responses through digital, voice and video communications.

The Advanced Explosive Ordnance Disposal Publication System – Next Generation (AEODPS-NG) was fielded to Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps EOD units around the world as well as to other domestic agencies. The AEODPS-NG system provides an improved ordnance search capability, with more data and digital images than the previous system. The 1650 sets shipped in December 2003 will be used as secondary publication systems until the Defense Information Technology Security Certification and Accreditation Process (DITSCAP) is completed and final EOD approval is granted. It is anticipated that AEODPS-NG will become the primary EOD publication system for U.S. forces by March 2004.