Industry
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
Exercises & Events
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
CBRN
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
Explosives
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
Medical
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
Exercises & Events
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
Industry
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
Exercises & Events
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons' (OPCW) Centre for Chemistry and Technology has hosted a three‑day workshop titled "CBRN Forensics and Crime Scene Management in Investigations" from 28-30 April 2026. According to UNICRI, the workshop brought together 24 OPCW personnel with the support
CBRN
India's Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) opened the new CBRN field training and demonstration Centre at Burari plains in Delhi on Wednesday, 6 May. Inaugurated by the secretary of the Department of Defence research and development and the chairman of DRDO, Dr Samir V Kamat, the centre
CBRN
As of 1pm CEST on Wednesday 6 May, three people are confirmed to have died and three more have been evacuated from a cruise ship currently docked in Cape Verde amid a suspected outbreak of hantavirus. A total of eight cases have been confirmed by laboratory testing at the time
Explosives
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) has reported that at least 25 people were killed 52 others injured by landmines and unexploded ordnance in Sudan since from January to March 2026, warning that the actual toll is likely significantly higher. The casualties were revealed in the UNMAS Q1 2026
Exercises & Events
Airmen from across the US Air Force converged at Moody Air Force Base from 27 April – 1 May for exercise Toxic Magnolia, described as the service’s "premier aircrew flight equipment training event, focusing on preparing teams to operate in CBRN environments". Toxic Magnolia is the annual exercise