CBRN
A team of experts from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Technical Secretariat, supported by Syrian authorities, has discovered a significant amount of undeclared chemical weapons, related materials and documentation during its most recent deployment in Syria. The findings of the team were made public in the
Industry
The United States' Joint Project Manager for CBRN Integrated Early Warning, part of the Capability Program Executive for CBRN Defense, has announced that their proximate chemical agent detector has achieved milestone C in its development, thereby receiving formal approval to enter into full rate production. The proximate chemical agency
Explosives
A roadside improvised explosive device blast in Wana, north-west Pakistan, has killed three people and injured four. Among the dead from the explosion, which occurred on Tuesday 19 May, was the Ahmadzai tribal chief Malik Tariq, reports News Today. Police said the explosion occurred near Gulshan Plaza in a busy
The Canadian government has awarded Avon Protection a five-year contract for the MITR-M1 Half Mask, MITR-PF Compact Particulate Filter and accessories. According to a press release from Avon Protection, the contract provides a framework agreement under which the MITR-M1 Half Mask and MITR-PF can be ordered for the Canadian Armed
SERB Pharmaceuticals, a global specialty pharmaceutical company focused on rare diseases and medical emergencies, has announced that their ThyroSafe potassium iodide (KI) tablets are now commercially available in the United States in a 130 mg dose. ThyroSafe tablets are designed to offer reliable thyroid blocking in the event of nuclear
A FLIR Defense identiFINDER R400 and an Argon Electronics radiation safety training simulator probe were spotted during US Marine Corps CBRN training at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, on 18 April. A US Marine Corps CBRN defence specialist with the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force was seen holding a
The US company Applied Research Associates (ARA) has announced that they are supporting the development of CBVR2, a virtual world technology platform that will enhance readiness and transform how US Department of Defense instructors and planners prepare personnel for complex CBRN environments. In a press release from 29 April, ARA
Teledyne FLIR Defense has announced the expansion of its "Third-Party Payload Integration Program" with the certification of Emesent’s Hovermap LiDAR payload, delivering Emesent’s GPS-denied 3D-mapping capabilities across Teledyne FLIR’s unmanned aerial systems, ground robots and radiation detection platforms. According to a press release from Emesent,
CEIA CMD ground search metal detectors were spotted being used in US Army EOD training during African Lion 26 at Cap Draa, Tan-Tan, Morocco, on 21 April. In the training, US Army explosive ordnance disposal specialists assigned to the 734th Explosive Ordnance Company, 3rd EOD Battalion, 71st EOD Group, 20th
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As of 00:00 on Wednesday 20 June CEST, over 130 people are reported to have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and across the border in neighbouring Uganda in a new outbreak of the Ebola virus. According to information published by the United States Centers of Disease
The US Army’s global field medical laboratory, the Philippine Army's CBRN company, EOD battalion, and the Japanese Ground Self-Defence Forces' NBC Countermeasure Medical Unit have conducted a joint biological threat response drill at Fort Ramon in Palayan City, the Philippines. Part of the larger multinational exercise
Gulf Coast regional maritime response and render-team teams successfully retrieved and detonated an IED found underwater at the Converse Reservoir dam in Mobile, Alabama, on Tuesday 12 May. In an announcement online, the Mobile Area Water and Sewer System (MAWSS) said the multi-agency effort included the Mobile County Sheriff’s
The Chinese People's Liberation Army has released photos from a recent CBRN medical response exercise. The four photos show soldiers assigned to an army unit under the Chinese People's Liberation Army's Xinjiang Military Command conducting various manoeuvres in a CBRN environment. These included searching
Thermo Fisher Scientific has launched the "Thermo Scientific PackEye XS Radiation Detection Backpack", described as a "next-generation system designed for covert radiation detection, identification and assessment". According to information published on AZOSensors, the lightweight, portable system enables homeland security, defence, law enforcement, CBRNE, emergency response, border
United States airmen from the 355th Wing Drone Innovation Cell conducted a small uncrewed aircraft system exercise that simulated a CBRN attack on a military installation during Mosaic Lightning 26-2 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on 8 May 2026. According to information published by the base, Mosaic Lightning 26-2 is
The Canadian government has awarded Avon Protection a five-year contract for the MITR-M1 Half Mask, MITR-PF Compact Particulate Filter and accessories. According to a press release from Avon Protection, the contract provides a framework agreement under which the MITR-M1 Half Mask and MITR-PF can be ordered for the Canadian Armed
British specialists in CBRN response and decontamination procedures shared their expertise with 22 delegates from five European countries during a study visit to the National Health Service Resilience Emergency Capabilities Unit at the United Kingdom’s Fire Service College in Moreton-in-Marsh, on 20-22 April. The event, which was organised by
Ten people were taken to a hospital in Japan on Sunday afternoon, 10 May, after an unknown substance was reportedly sprayed inside a moving train near the Japanese capital, Tokyo. According to the Independent, the incident occurred at around 16:30 on an East Japan Railway Company train on the
Six persons have been confirmed killed and six more confirmed injured in an IED explosion in the Anka local government area of Zamfara state, northwestern Nigeria. Residents of the area said the incident occurred at about 09:00 on Thursday 7 May when a commercial vehicle conveying passengers ran over
SERB Pharmaceuticals, a global specialty pharmaceutical company focused on rare diseases and medical emergencies, has announced that their ThyroSafe potassium iodide (KI) tablets are now commercially available in the United States in a 130 mg dose. ThyroSafe tablets are designed to offer reliable thyroid blocking in the event of nuclear
CHEMEX GRULAC, a large‑scale, multi-component chemical emergency preparedness and response exercise for first responders and health professionals from across Latin America and the Caribbean, has concluded in the Dominican Republic. Organised by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in coordination with the Dominican Ministry of Defence,
