Explosives
At least one person was killed and three others, including an army official, were injured when their vehicle was struck by an IED in northern Pakistan on Thursday 12 February. A vehicle belonging to the military engineering and construction organisation, the Frontier Works Organization, was hit by an IED in
CBRN
The US Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management announced on Tuesday 10 February that crews at the Hanford Site near Richland, Washington, have started retrieving radioactive waste from Tank A-106, a one-million-gallon underground storage tank built in the 1950s. The Hanford Site is a decommissioned nuclear production complex
CBRN
The US state of New Mexico has issued a number of actions to formally rebuke the federal US Department of Energy for "failing to prioritise the cleanup of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s 'legacy waste'". In a statement released on Wednesday 11 February, the New Mexico
Trainings & Exercises
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 Northern
Industry
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
Industry
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, is designed for lower
Trainings & Exercises
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
Industry
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 2026.
Trainings & Exercises
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 can improve
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 of
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
CBRN
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