90 Devices announce that their HPMS handheld device has passed MRI Global's testing and met or exceeded expectations.

Two lots of Hotzone Solutions news

An improved REMM and funding opportunities for small businesses.

BioFire Defense, LLC announced that it had been awarded the Next Generation Diagnostic System (NGDS) Technology Development contract by the US Department of Defense (DoD) after 12 months of competitive prototyping

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

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

Optosecurity make greater inroads into checkpoint security

Allen-Vanguard International Wins $2.8M Contract with Navy EOD Tech Division

Argon Electronics announced that they had fulfilled a UK MoD contract in record time and that they now offer the Thermo FH40 G-SIM.

Avon win a $6.7m sole contract for the provision of a modified M53 respirator for fixed wing, non fast jet platforms

Bits and pieces that caught my eye

IRobot announced that they had been awarded an estimated $30 contract for Packbot FasTac over the next four years, there is also an additional $3 million spares contract

JPEO CBD awarded a single source contract to Steris for specialized engineering and technical services to support the JSF decon systems

UK based company Cam Lock announced that it has been selected to act as the sole source supplier for the JSAM-FW respirator contract.

Dublin company Decisions [D4H] has secured a five-year contract with the Government of Alberta, Canada

A flap over missing medical records is brewing at the Boston Fire Department

iRobot wins $7.2 million tender from Brazil to provide Defense & Security robots

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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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...

Despite the effects of budget cuts in the US they still press on at the forefront of CBRN research and procurement with the evolution of a request for proposals and draft specifications for their Next Generation Chemical Detector (NGCD) program. Planned for release in 3rd quarter 2013 it plans

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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...

CBRNe World has been monitoring social and mainstream media in Syria for the last year. So new allegations of CW use was not a surprise, but what does it all...

ORTEC® Wins Contract to Provide High-Purity Germanium Spectroscopic Portal Monitors at Abu Dhabi’s New Port of Khalifa

Cobham has been awarded a £16M order to supply NATO forces with leading-edge vehicle mounted IED detection equipment.

FLIR Systems Awarded Contract Valued at $12.5 Million to Support Brazilian Government

New Zealand Defence Force name Avon Protection as preferred bidder for respirator upgrade.

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.

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

RAE Systems MultiRAE Pro portable multi-threat monitor widely adopted by major US government agencies including EPA.

By Sgt. Gene Arnold (source: web link)

4th Brigade...