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New Mexico Company to Test Aerosol Threat Scanner for US Air Force

The US Air Force has awarded chemical and bioaerosol company BioFlyte a contract to trial its dynamic threat monitoring technology for critical infrastructure security.

Under the deal, the New Mexico-based firm will center assessments on its proprietary solution BioTOF z200, which employs mass spectrometry through artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms.

The project aims to validate the platform’s capability to detect and identify aerosol threats in order to protect a military installation and soldiers within it from current and future biowarfare threats.

The tests will be coordinated in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX’s Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer framework, which promotes faster proposal-to-award timelines for up-and-coming defense industry partners.

The BioTOF z200 Technology

According to BioFlyte, the BioTOF z200 technology is designed to gather particulates from the air in environments with a potential chemical and biological hazard, particularly in clinical laboratories and operational fields.

BioTOF z200 chemical and bioaerosol scanner
The BioTOF z200 chemical and bioaerosol scanner. Photo: BioFlyte

It incorporates a modular design, autonomous activation, a user-friendly maintenance system, and a cloud-based connection for threat libraries and software updates.

The system can address a wide range of biomolecules and compounds, including bacteria, viruses, biotoxins similar to anthrax and ricin, as well as pharmaceutical agents like fentanyl.

“As the threat landscape continues to evolve, critical infrastructure protection and homeland security are top of mind for our leaders in government and the military,” BioFlyte CEO Todd Sickles stated.

“We are honored to bring our life-saving threat detection and identification technology to the US military through this award. We believe our scalable and powerful technology can help keep military personnel safe from dangerous chemical and biological threats.”

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