Explosives
Two liquid gas-based remote-controlled IEDs detonated in downtown Tehran, Iran on Tuesday night, 14 April. Iran's Tasnim News Agency reported that the explosion shattered the windows of three houses and damaged two vehicles. Both IEDs did not fully explode and no fatalities were reported, however three people are
Explosives
Mine Action Agency of Azerbaijan (ANAMA) has reported that an employee was killed in a landmine incident in the village of Ashaghi Abdurrahmanli on Tuesday 14 April. Mughan Matili, born in 1995, was hit an anti-tank mine while performing his duties, according to news published by the agency. Matili lost
Industry
ForgeFX Simulations, a provider of immersive training technologies for defence and industry, has been awarded a subcontract under a US government-funded defence research initiative, it was announced on Tuesday 14 April. Issued by Applied Research Associates, the subcontract supports the development of a US defence training programme incorporating simulated devices
Explosives
A Nigerian armed forces commanding officer and six soldiers were killed in an IED attack in the country's northeastern Borno state on Sunday 12 April. Posting on X, the media information officer of the Joint Task Force (North East), Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, said the troops came under
CBRN
The United States Capability Program Executive for CBRN Defense (CPE CBRND) has approved an urgent materiel release of CBRN unmanned aerial system kits to US Indo-Pacific Command. Posting on LinkedIn on Monday 13 April, CPE CBRND wrote: "This is a significant achievement for our Joint Project Manager for Integrated
Explosives
Security forces in the east Indian state of Manipur recovered another 13 IEDs in the tri-junction area of Maojang, Libung, Gomnom and T Khonunjang in Tengnoupal district, near the Myanmar border, on Saturday 11 April. Posting on their Facebook page, Manipur police also revealed that that recovered two 9mm pistols
Industry
Avon Protection's ST54 "Enhanced Multi-Mission Tactical Operator" self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) combined with their FM53 gas mask were spotted in a CBRN exercise conducted by the GROM special operations unit of the Polish Armed Forces. The images were published by NATO's Allied Special Operations
Industry
Devices and products from Dräger, Ludlum Measurements, FLIR, Thermo Scientific and Honeywell were all spotted in a video of a recent North Dakota National Guard 81st Civil Support Team CBRN training exercise in Perry, Georgia. The video was published on Friday 10 April. The Dräger FPS 7000 gas mask and
Explosives
An IED designed to kill a large number of people was found during a routine traffic stop in Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada, on Tuesday afternoon 7 April. According to the Canadian outlet Global News, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) pulled over a car whose registration plate not only did
CBRN
A vocational school in the German city of Dresden was evacuated on Thursday afternoon, 9 April, after several people complained of sudden illness including coughing and vomiting. The building was subsequently evacuated and fifteen people were examined at the scene by paramedics. Three people were taken to hospital. A total
CBRN
The United States Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has successfully removed all high-risk caesium-137 material from South Carolina, making it the 13th US state or territory to become free of it. Announcing the news on Thursday 9 April, the NNSA wrote that caesium irradiators have been
CBRN
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has marked the launch of the new "Breath of Freedom Task Force", a Syrian-led coordination framework established to support efforts to identify, secure, transfer and destroy any remaining elements of the Assad-era chemical weapons programme. OPCW director-general Fernando Arias