Exercises & Events
A three-day workshop on hospital preparedness for CBRN emergencies has taken place in Prague, Czechia. Organised by the World Health Organization in collaboration with the Czech Ministry of Health, the State Office for Nuclear Safety and the National Radiation Institute, the workshop convened multidisciplinary teams including clinicians, emergency managers, nurses
Explosives
Two siblings, who are understood to be US citizens, have been charged over allegedly placing an IED outside the visitor's centre at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, on 10 March. One suspect has been arrested while the other is understood to have fled to China. The
CBRN
A new coating technology developed by the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute has reduced the decontamination time of radioactive nuclides adsorbed on the surfaces of buildings and equipment. The new technology can remove up to 95 percent of radioactive elements in three hours, while existing commercial products require approximately 24
Exercises & Events
A Chemical Agent Monitor (CAM) device developed by Graseby Dynamics has been spotted in a video of a recent CBRN training conducted by the Serbian Armed Forces. The exercise took place at the Ravnjak military complex in Kruševac, the home of the country's national CBRN training centre and
Industry
The South African company Booyco Engineering has announced it is strengthening its presence in the global defence sector with advanced industrial heating, ventilation and air conditioning solutions tailored for specialised military applications, including CBRN filtration. Speaking to Engineering & Mining Africa Magazine, executive director of Booyco Engineering, Grant Miller, said
Exercises & Events
United States and Republic of Korea marines have conducted a bilateral weapons of mass destruction (WMD) response training as part of the Korean Marine Exchange Program 26.1 at Pohang, South Korea. A gallery of photos published by the US Defense Visual Information Distribution Service showed personnel from the CBRN
Industry
The French producer of CBRN protective equipment Ouvry has strengthened their CBRN OBOOTS' protection against toxic industrial chemicals (TICs) with new testing. Made of butyl rubber, the overboots protect for a minimum of 48 hours against chemical warfare agents and 32 hours against TICs. Until now, resistance to TIC
Exercises & Events
Srinagar Airport in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir has successfully conducted a three-day CBRN training programme from 12–14 March 2026 in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management and National Disaster Management Authority. The programme witnessed active participation from multiple stakeholders, featuring expert-led sessions and practical demonstrations
Exercises & Events
CBRNE specialists from the Kenya Defence Forces and the Tanzania People's Defence Force have trained alongside US Army soldiers during the Justified Accord 2026 exercise, attending a number of CBRNE academics sessions at the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Nairobi in March 2026. Products from at least five
Explosives
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), in cooperation with the police, has detained two 16-year-olds suspected of planning an IED attack on a vehicle used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In a statement released on their website on Monday 23 March, the SSU allege that the two residents of Poltava
Exercises & Events
Bosnia and Herzegovina have conducted their first national CBRN emergency medicine training in Sarajevo, from 11-13 March 2026. The training was delivered under the EU CBRN Centres of Excellence's project 88 by the Science and Technology Center in Ukraine in collaboration with the Institute for Emergency Medicine of
CBRN
The Kenya Nuclear Regulatory Authority (KNRA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Atomic Energy Council (AEC) of Uganda to strengthen regional nuclear safety and security. Announced on LinkedIn on Tuesday 24 March, KNRA said that the memorandum is "a strategic initiative to boost the regional capacity for