September 29, 2006
Press Release

Arkansas Defense Projects Pass Final Hurdle in Senate
Defense Spending Bill Headed to President’s Desk    
   

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and Blanche Lincoln, along with Representatives Marion Berry (D-1st), Vic Snyder (D-2nd), John Boozman (R-3rd), and Mike Ross (D-4th), today announced final passage of the Fiscal Year 2007 Department of Defense (DOD) Appropriations Bill.  The bill includes significant funding for Arkansas’ military installations, research institutions and defense contractors.

Jonesboro, AR

Standoff Hazardous Agent Detection and Evaluation System (SHADES), Arkansas State University – $2 million was secured to assist ASU, in conjunction with industry, to further sampling and analysis technologies to detect ultra-low concentrations of weapons of mass destruction.  These technologies will include Solid Phase Micro-Extraction (SPME) samplers and unique Gas Chromatography (GC) and Laser Spectroscopy (LS) techniques.

Artic Warfare Mountaineering Boot – $1 million was secured to establish a U.S. production base at Wolverine World Wide for high-performance boots for use by all special operations warfighters.  Current cold weather boots are outdated and lack characteristics necessary for crampons, snowshoeing or movement on skis.  Significant advancements have been made in boot technologly, but there is a lack of commercially available, U.S. manufacutered boots.  Special Operation Force unit leaders have been faced with the dilemma of either wearing outmoded, inadequate boots or purchasing foreign-off-the-shelf items for their personnel.  Other soliders have relied on personal gear, purchased at their own expense.

Standoff Sensor for Radionuclide Identification, Arkansas State University - $1.65 million was secured to invest in smart technologies, called Standoff Sensor for Radionuclide Identification, to detect nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.  ASU, the University of Hawaii, and Florida A&M will continue collaborative work to expedite results on promising sensor research for the early detection of chemical and biological threats most likely to be used by terrorists.

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