FLIR, Honeywell, Thermo, Avon, Team Blacksheep spotted during Justified Accord 2026
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 companies were spotted in use during CBRN and uncrewed aerial systems training during the exercise in Kenya.
Dr Kim Williams, a radiation specialist with US Africa Command, led an academic session to strengthen shared understanding of CBRNE threat identification, response procedures and mitigation techniques, while enhancing interoperability and knowledge exchange between US and Kenyan forces.
Royal Netherlands Army Chief Warrant Officer 3, Howha May, a defence CBRN centre officer, led an academic session on radiological terrorism deployment methods. Alongside US Army Captain and CBRNE officer Fernando Rubio, he also led a forensic awareness skills session.
Furthermore, US soldiers assigned to the 272nd Chemical Company, Massachusetts Army National Guard, and CBRNE officers from the Kenya Defence Forces studied sample collection procedures. Participating forces also trained on surveillance, decontamination, investigative searches and donning protective equipment.
Separately from the CBRNE academics sessions in Nairobi, US Army explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to the 720th Ordnance Company, 18th Military Police Brigade and Kenya Defence Forces engineers assigned to 10th engineer battalion conducted a controlled demolition demonstration during in Laresoro, Kenya, on 11 March.
"The demonstration highlighted explosive hazard identification, safe disposal procedures and coordinated response capabilities while strengthening interoperability between US and Kenya forces participating in the multinational training exercise," according to DVIDS.
Devices spotted
Three separate identification and detection devices and one protective gas mask were spotted in video footage from the academic sessions in Nairobi during Justified Accord 2026.
A FLIR identiFINDER R400 belonging to the US Defense Threat Reduction Agency was spotted during a briefing conducted by US personnel. According to FLIR Defense, the device is the most widely used handheld radionuclide identification device in the world, with over 20,000 units deployed.
A Honeywell MultiRAE portable multi-gas monitor was seen during a skills training at Justified Accord 2026. According to Honeywell, the device has up to six gas sensors and wireless portability. It is "versatile and customisable" while delivering real-time access to instrument readings and alarm status from any location.
Finally, Thermo Scientific RadEye spectroscopic personal radiation detectors were spotted during the same video footage of CBRNE skills training as the Honeywell device. According to Thermo Scientific, the device is the first pager-sized personal radiation detector that significantly exceeds the original ANSI N42-48 2008 standards for neutron alarms.
Forces from Kenya and Tanzania were also spotted donning the Avon Protection M50 Joint Service General Purpose Mask during Justified Accord 2026. The company describes the mask as "the most advanced general service respiratory protection mask to date, offering significant improvement in comfort, usability, operational effectiveness and protection".
The M50 mask has been selected by the US Department of Defense to replace existing respiratory protective masks used by several branches of the military, and is the first to be fielded to all four US military services, according to Military.com.
Furthermore, during separate training on uncrewed aerial systems and their components, operations and simulator flights, a Team Blacksheep TBS Tango II FPV radio drone controller was spotted.
With the 2026 edition taking place from 24 February - 13 March in Kenya, Tanzania and Djibouti, Justified Accord is US Africa Command's largest exercise in East Africa, with approximately 1,500 participants.
Led by US Army Southern European Task Force, Justified Accord increases multinational interoperability in support of humanitarian assistance and crisis response, prepares regional partners for United Nations and African Union missions and builds readiness for the US joint force.
