Exercises & Events
US soldiers assigned to a Defense CBRN Response Force made up of the 89th Military Police Brigade, the 48th Chemical Brigade and the 44th Medical Brigade, conducted a mass casualty decontamination training exercise in Fayetteville, North Carolina, 10 February 2026. The response force is a specialised 5,200-person US
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The US chemical detection and identification company has added new drug targets to its handheld MX908 mass spectrometry device for trace chemical identification. "These enhancements include an updated mission mode for hazardous vapour sampling and the addition of five priority drug targets," a press release issued by the
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Avon Protection has released its EXOSKIN-S2 high-performance CBRN suit, designed for operators in the military, first responders and special forces segments. The release expands the protective suit options that users have across the spectrum of CBRN threat environments. The EXOSKIN-S1, low-burden system, released in early 2024,
Exercises & Events
At least five separate CBRN exercises coordinated by India's National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have taken place in the past three days in Bulandshahr, Bukaro, Mundali and Kolkata. On 10 February, 9th Battalion Patna of the NDRF announced on X that they had conducted a mock CBRN exercise
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The Lithuanian radiation detection company Polimaster and the Saudi defence and security company Emaan International have signed a memorandum of understanding on technology and intellectual property transfer personal radiation dosimetry devices. The signing took place during the World Defense Show, taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 8-12 February
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The US Army 4th Infantry Division tested advanced wearable sensors and end-user software during Ivy Sting 4, which took place from 26 January to 5 February at Fort Carson, Colorado. According to an article released by the US Army, the exercise demonstrated how real-time physiological and environmental data
Explosives
At least four civilians, including two children, were killed when a landmine left over from the war exploded in eastern Syria on Tuesday 10 February. Eight others were injured. According to Syria's Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management, the landmine struck a vehicle in the al-Kharata area
Explosives
Indian security forces have announced the recovery of a cache of arms, explosives and ammunition across two sites in Tengnoupal, Manipur state, within 24 hours. A police bulletin from Manipur police issued on Monday morning stated that security forces had recovered the large quantity of military equipment from Molnom–Molnoi
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Hazmat, SWAT and FBI teams raided a home in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday 31 January to find what has been described as a possible biological laboratory. Over 1,000 samples collected at the property were subsequently sent for testing. According to sources, the investigation into the property began as
Exercises & Events
Airmen from the US Air Force 916th Civil Engineering Flight conducted a training exercise from 5-8 February to strengthen deployment readiness and reinforce critical life-saving and operational skills, including in response to CBRN incidents. The training, which took place at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina,
Exercises & Events
The United States Capability Program Executive for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense - abbreviated to CPE CBRND - has announced that they recently conducted a new equipment training programme for the analytical laboratory system’s electrochemiluminescence (ECL) toxin identifier. In a short post on LinkedIn on Monday 9 February, they wrote
Explosives
The Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority reported on Wednesday 4 February that at least 87 people were killed and 333 others injured due to landmine and explosive remnants blasts in 2025 across the country. In a video message posted on X, spokesperson Hafiz Mohammad Yusuf Hammad said that a total