Exercises & Events
A full-scale CBRN mock drill was conducted at the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Paradeep in the state of Odisha, India. The drill took place on 29 January with the support of the National Disaster Response Force and the Jagatsinghpur district administration, simulating ammonia leakage scenarios to review the workability
Industry
The British manufacturer of CBRN protective equipment, Avon Technologies, claimed a "record" start to 2026 ahead of its annual general meeting on Friday, 30 January. A press release from the group read that Avon Protection "has continued its positive momentum with a record start to the year
Medical
Fifty-nine collective-protection filters arrived at Incirlik Air Base, southern Turkey, on 22 January. The shipment marks a major milestone in a $780,000 medical infrastructure upgrade designed to ensure uninterrupted care during CBRN contamination scenarios, according to a statement released by the US Air Force. "The delivery
Explosives
Police in London, Ontario, Canada, have laid additional charges on four men during an investigation after the discovery of firearms and dangerous chemicals - allegedly capable of making explosives - earlier this week at a residence in the city's northwest end. The London Police Service said on Tuesday 27 January
Medical
The US Army and Bangladesh Armed Forces are to advance their medical partnership following a visit from US Army Major General E. Darrin Cox, commander of the 18th Theater Medical Command, to Bangladesh between 18-22 January, where he met with senior military and diplomatic officials. According to information released
CBRN
The Secretariat of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)’s fifth report, released on 21 January 2026, has concluded there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Syrian Arab Air Forces were the perpetrators of the chemical weapons attack on 1 October 2016 in Kafr Zeita in
Explosives
At least three Nigerien soldiers were killed and 10 others injured on Sunday 25 January after an army patrol vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Bartchawal, Tillabéri Region, about 20 kilometres from the capital, Niamey. It has been reported that the incident occurred late in the day along the
Exercises & Events
NATO Mission Iraq and the Iraqi Security Forces conducted a joint CBRN training exercise on 7 January at the 1st CBRN Regiment in Taji, Iraq, north of the capital city of Baghdad. A short statement on Facebook said that exercise Bright Star "focused on realistic crisis response, integrating medical
CBRN
Signs warning visitors about the potential of exposure to harmful radioactive materials have been put up in the Rocky Flats Wildlife Refuge in the US state of Colorado. A press release issued by the Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center said that the decision by Boulder County and the City
Exercises & Events
The Ghana Army School of Ammunition and Explosives has launched a new CBRN training course at Michel Camp in Tema, near the capital city of Accra, in collaboration with the French Armed Forces. According to an announcement on the Ghana Armed Forces website, the course began on Monday 26 January
CBRN
Indian authorities have said that they have successfully contained an outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus after confirming two cases in the eastern state of West Bengal since December. In a statement released on Tuesday 27 January, India’s Ministry of Health said that, upon confirmation of those two cases,
Exercises & Events
A team from 15th battalion of India's National Disaster Response Force has conducted a CBRN mock exercise at a site belonging to India Glycols Limited in Kashipur, Uttarakhand state, northern India. The scenario was based around a chemical industrial emergency, namely a hydrogen cylinder leak. According to a