Pentagon develops blast-induced mTBI assessment standards and cognitive app pilot

The US DoD is seeking to create standardized benchmarks/models to quantify blast-induced mild traumatic brain injury from both enemy explosions and friendly weapon firing, to support risk and survivability assessments and protective-system design. It also references a one-year pilot of a new app-based cognitive assessment tool to track exposures with less manpower. This is a process/medical-tech innovation aimed at improving force protection and readiness under modern blast-heavy combat conditions.