The Danish Armed Forces and civil emergency services conducted an exercise last week in the city of Aarhus to strengthen cooperation between themselves in the event of war and crisis. According to a news release from the Danish Armed Forces, participants were trained to identify and handle injuries related to
Teledyne FLIR Defense has announced the expansion of its "Third-Party Payload Integration Program" with the certification of Emesent’s Hovermap LiDAR payload, delivering Emesent’s GPS-denied 3D-mapping capabilities across Teledyne FLIR’s unmanned aerial systems, ground robots and radiation detection platforms. According to a press release from Emesent,
Demolition works at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant, which was the centrepiece of the United States' destruction of its chemical weapons stockpiles, began on 15 April. According to DVIDS, the demolition subcontractor, Independence Excavating, is tearing down the main plant, while the first structures to come down
Firefighters and emergency first responders belonging to the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs' Emergency Situations Management Service have conducted a three-day full-scale CBRN exercise at a chemical plant in Rustavi, south-east of the capital city, Tbilisi. According to the Georgian public broadcaster 1TV, the training, which took place on
A number of toxic and radioactive chemicals were discovered in a basement of a house in Prague, Czech Republic, on Saturday 25 April. Mercury, cyanide, arsenic, radioactive thorium and picric acid, which was once used as an explosive in military ordnance, were found during the cleanup of the basement on
During the night between Friday 17 and Saturday 18 April, an Italian civil defence CBRN exercise took place at Poggio Mirteto Scalo station, at the initiative of the Prefecture of Rieti in collaboration with the Italian State Railways Group. According to information published by the Italian Interior Ministry, the exercise
CEIA CMD ground search metal detectors were spotted being used in US Army EOD training during African Lion 26 at Cap Draa, Tan-Tan, Morocco, on 21 April. In the training, US Army explosive ordnance disposal specialists assigned to the 734th Explosive Ordnance Company, 3rd EOD Battalion, 71st EOD Group, 20th
Over 50 US airmen and 13 units from the Air National Guard Region V participated in the CBRN High-intensity Operational Preparedness North 2026 exercise at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin, on 15-22 April 2026. According to information published by DVIDS, emergency management exercises for Region V, this iteration
The United Arab Emirates' public prosecution service has concluded a regional specialised programme on the investigation and prosecution of CBRN crimes. According to Sharjah 24, the programme spanned five months and provided a "comprehensive training pathway that combined legal grounding with practical application, culminating in a mock trial
The European Union CBRN Centres of Excellence's Project 112 for North Africa and the Sahel region was officially launched through its kick-off meeting in Tunis, Tunisia, on 14-16 April. The aim of the meeting was to "align activities with partner countries’ priorities", according to the EU.
A father and son in New York have been arrested and charged after investigators discovered chemicals at their home that had been combined to create explosive materials. According the Nassau County police department, investigators discovered the chemicals while they were looking into a "bias incident" in which a
Two people have been killed and over 30 injured after a chemical spill at a manufacturing facility in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA. The incident occurred on Wednesday 22 April at 09:46 at Catalyst Refiners in Institute, Kanawha County, authorities said in a news release. Kanawha County commission president
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CBRN response teams in Neamț county, northern Romania, were called to an agricultural area in the Dochia commune on Tuesday 21 April after a 10-metre-deep hole suddenly appeared in a field, releasing chlorine gases into the atmosphere. Radio Romania reported that small quantities of chlorine were confirmed through initial measurements
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The British provider of simulated CBRN training solutions, Argon Electronics, has announced the launch of their new Small Area Beta Gamma Simulation Probe. According to the company, the simulator probe expands their radiation training capability by enabling the realistic simulation of Beta and Gamma detection, without the need for real
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Azerbaijan completed its third national CBRN emergency medicine training on 8–9 April 2026 in Baku, according to information published by the EU CBRN Centres of Excellence initiative, "reinforcing national readiness and confirming the ability of Azerbaijani Master Trainers to deliver the programme consistently to a high standard"
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Respirex GTR protective suits were spotted during a Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service training in north-east England earlier this month. Crews from Hexham, Bellingham and Allendale joined forces for a hazardous materials exercise at Hexham Auction Mart. The training scenario centred around a chemical leak from a tanker, and "
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Multiple IEDs were found in a metal case by a passer-by in Boulder County, Colorado, USA, on Sunday, 19 April. In a statement posted on their website, Boulder County said that they received a call just after 08:00 on 19 April regarding a suspicious item located near Ponderosa Way
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Several IEDs, illicit drugs and drug paraphernalia were discovered during a traffic stop in North Carolina on Friday, 17 April. According to WACB, deputies with the Alexander County Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic stop on a black Ford Mustang on highway 64 after observing erratic driving. The driver,
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The Teledyne FLIR Centaur uncrewed ground vehicle has been spotted during US Marines improvised explosive device training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Japan. The training took place on 8 April 2026. According to Teledyne FLIR, the Centaur has been the solution to the US Army’s Man Transportable
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The Philippines' National Bureau of Investigation has established a specialised unit to address emerging CBRNE and national security threats, it has been announced. The unit will handle investigations involving hazardous materials and explosives, as well as activities linked to foreign malign influence such as disinformation, cyber manipulation and covert
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Police officers dressed in protective clothing and a CBRN team have been deployed to Kensington Park, London, after a number of potentially hazardous items were discovered there in the morning of Friday 17 April. Metropolitan Police are assessing whether the discarded items are linked to a video apparently posted overnight
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Youhuang Xiang, 32, a former post-doctoral researcher at Indiana University in the United States, has been sentenced to more than four months in prison, a $500 fine and one year of supervised release after pleading guilty to smuggling E. coli into the US. Xiang is set to be deported from
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UK Defence Innovation, a branch of the UK Ministry of Defence, has launched a competition that seeks out innovations to strengthen the UK's ability to detect, prevent and respond to biological risks. Called "Biosecurity Frontiers", the competition is run on behalf of the Cabinet Office and
Exercises & Events
A joint CBRN exercise between the University Hospital Olomouc and the regional fire rescue service took place in the morning of Thursday 16 April. According to information published by the university, the exercise aimed to verify the hospital's procedures for mass admission of patients and their initial triage,