The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with federal partners, announced the results of a multi-year project called Bio-Response Operational Testing and Evaluation (BOTE) that tested and evaluated decontamination techniques for a biological incident.

Will Nexter, owners of NBC Sys, buy French PPE manufacturer Paul Boye?

CBDST is now open for abstract submission

Biofire and bioMereieux merger now complete. Biofire splits into two bits, with the CBRN part of Biofire now called BioFire Defense LLC.

The Centre for Defence Enterprise is a mechanism by which companies can bid novel ideas into DSTL, and there is £2 million available.

REBS has been tested over the past several years in various Battelle and government-sponsored tests—including Boston’s subway. Most recently, a series of successful tests was carried out in which multiple REBS systems demonstrated the ability to rapidly detect and identify airborne biological

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The world supplier of CBRN security and safety systems, Environics Oy from Finland, delivers a complete CBRN monitoring system to critical VIP buildings in Asia region

The U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center is currently researching alternative technologies to better test suspicious powders to determine if they are a chemical or biological agent. A key technology they are studying, adenosine triphosphate (ATO)-based technology, allows for high

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Emergent Biosolutions receives Paul Ehrlich Intitut (PEI) approval to market their anthrax vaccine in Germany.

Kenya will graduate next week a military unit trained to handle chemical and biological weapons

The Defence Equipment & Support. , Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear Delivery Team (CBRN DT) will be hosting an Industry Day to present recent developments in the UK CBRN Equipment Capability

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The EPA’s CBRN Consequence Management Advisory Team, the second Partner Organisation supporting CBRNe Convergence, will be bringing their ASPECT aircraft to...

The Authority has a requirement to provide a replacement for its gamma radiation monitoring capability, fitted in the Manoeuvring Room on board its nuclear powered submarines, plus 10 years support and maintenance. A gamma radiation detection capability and incorporated alarm is required that

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French Fire Fighters Trained With Hotzone Solutions' New Generation of Chemical Warfare Agent Simulants

The U.S. Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity (USAMSSA), in conjunction with the Joint Requirements Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense (JRO-CBRND), is seeking information on products, technologies, and approaches that support the mass casualty/patient...

PathSensors, Inc.specializes in technology that can monitor, detect and identify the toxin RICIN in 3 minutes or less.

BioFire Diagnostics, Inc. today announced that it has signed a competitive prototyping contract with the Department of the Army

A press announcement from the University of Texas Medical branch announced to the community around the campus that a vial of a select agent, Guanarito, was 'unaccounted for' on Saturday (March 23).

The announcement went on to say the virus can cause haemorrhagic fever and is transmitted by...

Registration is now open for the George Mason University Summer Program in International Security

In cooperation with the Irish Presidency, EDA organises a workshop that's back-to-back with CBRNe World All Hazard Response

Bruker DE-tector passes the enhanced ASTM trace explosive detection standard .

HazMasterG3 has reinvented the CBRNE decision support system.

Test Proves LPD 17 Class Safe in Chemical Warfare Environment - Test Proves LPD 17 Class Safe in Chemical Warfare Environment

WATFORD, UK -- Smiths Detection today announced an £18.5m bio-consumables contract with the UK MoD to support its fleet of Integrated Biological Detection Systems.

Provider of mission critical solutions for military personnel and first responders enhances footprint in the Hazmat training arena.

As part of a special section to be published later this year, Optical Engineering is accepting original applications of papers related to CBRE sensing optical...

Argon has won its first major order from India, comprising a comprehensive suite of chemical detector simulators.

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More than 240 Soldiers from the 2nd Chem. Bn. joined hundreds of...

Based on the successful design of Scott Safety’s General Service Respirator (GSR) for the military.

There are many good opportunities to dissuade a country from using chemical weapons(CW). Generally speaking once a full blown war (civil or otherwise) is going on its starting to get a bit late

Government Of Canada invests in improved chemical detector training for the...

FLIR’s Fido® X3 passes the enhanced ASTM trace explosive detection standard with flying colours

In the tricky world of challenge inspections (Ed: not that we have ever had one yet) or accusations of the use of chemical weapons (Ed: Now those we have lots of!) one thorny issue has plagued many planners. What do you do if the agent has dissiminated or broken down before you get there with a

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A summary, by Robert Walk of the latest offering from the American Joint Staff: Joint Publication 3-41 Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Consequence

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Chemring Detection Systems (\"CDS\") a Chemring Group (\"Chemring\") company, announced a $49M contract award to supply biological detection systems to the US Army and US Navy. The award was made by the Edgewood Contracting Division of the Aberdeen

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The Convergence 2012 preconference workshop on CBRNE standards now has a full agenda with participation from ICRC, NATO, EDA, NIST, ANSI, CEA, Interpol and many others. It is THE event this year to attend to get a global overview on

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Jim Murphy MP, UK Shadow Defence Secretary, stresses that CBRN should remain a priority both in the UK and abroad here

A U.S. Army engineer is bringing the expertise of America’s military scientific community to ensure America’s allies are safe from chemical and biological agents.

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Col. Phil Visser has relinquished command of the school to his deputy and said “farewell” to the community.

11:38 - The 'red line' has been set forth, but it is as blurred as ever.

*Command Sgt. Maj. David Puig (left) presents the swagger stick to Staff Sgt. Christopher Thompson during the 2012 EOD Team of the Year competition awards ceremony on Aug 17th.

Catch up on all the recent CBRN and CBRNE news from 20th Support Command

The delivery is designed to provide a comprehensive CBRN exercise capability

09:29 - Agni II, developed by the DRDO, underwent successful testing today off the coast of Odisha

Treatment with JPM-TMT funded AVI-7288 shows significant survival rates even when administered up to four days post-infection

By John Joyce, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Public Affairs. Full story here

Supplied by UK manufacturer Argon Electronics, the new systems include both instrumentation and simulation software.

Current phase of study to collect data on airborne contaminant behavior began on July 29

Argon Electronics, a world leader in the development and manufacture of hazardous material detector simulators, has been accredited to Environmental Management System Standard ISO 14001:2004.