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Action 1: Action 1: You are using adblocker please support us by whitelisting this domain - https://cbrneworld.com/ Refresh this page # Current News - All - cbrn - UGV - Threat - Protection - Preparedness - Decontamination - Convergence Canada - Contract - Chemical ## [New UK Pandemic Preparedness Strategy Released](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3937:new-uk-pandemic-preparedness-strategy-released&catid=9) 25 March 2026 | Zoe Rutherford | [Preparedness](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_tags&view=tag&id%5B0%5D=71:preparedness) The UK Government has today released its long awaited new Pandemic Preparedness Strategy. The new strategy outlines how the UK intends to rebuild readiness for future pandemics through a whole-of-government approach that prioritises the needs of the most vulnerable. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pandemic-preparedness-strategy-building-our-capabilities [Read more](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3937:new-uk-pandemic-preparedness-strategy-released&catid=9) ## [DuPont Introduces Tyvek® APX™ 400 Protective Coverall](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3935:dupont-introduces-tyvek-r-apx-tm-400-protective-coverall&catid=9) 25 March 2026 | Zoe Rutherford | [Chemical](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_tags&view=tag&id%5B0%5D=10:chemical), [Protection](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_tags&view=tag&id%5B0%5D=15:protection) DuPont today announced the launch of the Tyvek® APX™ 400 protective coverall, the first in a new generation of extremely breathable disposable chemical protection garments. Manufactured using DuPont™ Tyvek® APX™ groundbreaking fabric, the new garment combines 360° protection and durability with extreme breathability, taking worker comfort and safety to a whole new level. Comfort as a science… [Read more](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3935:dupont-introduces-tyvek-r-apx-tm-400-protective-coverall&catid=9) [ ![](https://cbrneworld.com/component/ajax/?p=image&src=%7B%22file%22%3A%22images%2FNews-Images%2FCharlotte%20Fire%20Hazmat%20Lab.jpg%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3A%22610%2C%2C%22%7D&hash=960d2199) ](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3934:charlotte-fire-deploys-cutting-edge-hazmat-lab-for-faster-response&catid=9)## [Charlotte Fire deploys cutting edge hazmat lab for faster response](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3934:charlotte-fire-deploys-cutting-edge-hazmat-lab-for-faster-response&catid=9) 25 March 2026 | Zoe Rutherford Originally published by City of Charlotte. It doesn’t look all that different at first glance. Bright red. Clean lines. Another specialized vehicle in a fleet built to handle anything. But inside Charlotte Fire’s HM-FS 34, the difference is immediate. This is not just a truck. It is a controlled environment. A mobile laboratory. A place where unknown hazards are no longer mysteries left to t… [Read more](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3934:charlotte-fire-deploys-cutting-edge-hazmat-lab-for-faster-response&catid=9) ## [BRINC unveils Guardian, launching the next era of drone as first responder](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3933:brinc-unveils-guardian-launching-the-next-era-of-drone-as-first-responder&catid=9) 25 March 2026 | Zoe Rutherford BRINC, America’s leading developer and manufacturer of public safety drones, today announced the release of Guardian, the most capable 911 response drone ever. Beyond its cutting-edge camera and advanced autonomy, Guardian is the world’s first Starlink-connected drone, representing not just a major advancement in emergency response, but a huge step for the American drone industry as a whole. Whe… [Read more](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3933:brinc-unveils-guardian-launching-the-next-era-of-drone-as-first-responder&catid=9) ## [Milrem Robotics and PGZ Sign MoU to Strengthen Estonian–Polish Defence Industry Cooperation](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3932:milrem-robotics-and-pgz-sign-mou-to-strengthen-estonian-polish-defence-industry-cooperation&catid=9) 18 March 2026 | Zoe Rutherford | [Convergence Canada](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_tags&view=tag&id%5B0%5D=26:convergence-canada), [UGV](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_tags&view=tag&id%5B0%5D=55:ugv) Milrem Robotics, the world’s leading developer of robotics and autonomous systems, and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ), Poland’s largest defence industry group, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore potential areas of collaboration and bolster strategic defence relations between Estonia, Poland, and Central & Eastern Europe. Under the agreement, Milrem Robotics and PGZ wi… [Read more](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3932:milrem-robotics-and-pgz-sign-mou-to-strengthen-estonian-polish-defence-industry-cooperation&catid=9) ## [Why is it spicy!](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3931:why-is-it-spicy&catid=9) 17 March 2026 | Zoe Rutherford Orginally published in The Guardian A German tourist’s attempt to pursue $100,000 in damages from a New York City taqueria whose salsa he found to be too spicy has failed after a federal judge dismissed the lawsuit. In a complaint filed in October 2024, German national Faycal Manz said he was visiting New York City two months earlier when he stopped at the Times Square location of Los Tacos No 1… [Read more](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3931:why-is-it-spicy&catid=9) [ ![](https://cbrneworld.com/templates/yootheme/cache/ea/KNDS_CBRN%20Logo%20Jan%202025-ea372e33.png) ](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3930:knds-snag-some-dga-contracts&catid=9)## [KNDS snag some DGA contracts](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3930:knds-snag-some-dga-contracts&catid=9) 16 March 2026 | Gwyn Winfield | [Protection](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_tags&view=tag&id%5B0%5D=15:protection), [Contract](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_tags&view=tag&id%5B0%5D=21:contract), [Decontamination](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_tags&view=tag&id%5B0%5D=23:decontamination), [cbrn](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_tags&view=tag&id%5B0%5D=87:cbrn) As reported in Defcros News, the French CBRN giant, KNDS, has landed some PPE and decon contracts. The first of these is that DGA has finalized the procurement of the prototypes of the TGM48 gas mask (subscribers to the Directory can find more information on it here - https://cbrneworld.com/directory/products/respirators/frgm48) On the decon front they had wins for two models, the ESSENTIAL DECON… [Read more](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3930:knds-snag-some-dga-contracts&catid=9) [ ![](https://cbrneworld.com/component/ajax/?p=image&src=%7B%22file%22%3A%22images%2FNews-Images%2FJ.%20Blaschke%20Wehrtechnik.png%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3A%22610%2C%2C%22%7D&hash=8cca9bbd) ](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3929:blaschke-contract&catid=9)## [Blaschke contract](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3929:blaschke-contract&catid=9) 13 March 2026 | Zoe Rutherford | [Threat](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_tags&view=tag&id%5B0%5D=5:threat), [Protection](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_tags&view=tag&id%5B0%5D=15:protection) Originally published by https://spartanat.com/ The German Armed Forces have awarded a contract for 1,000 Zodiak-12 type NBC protective suits to the Austrian company J. Blaschke Wehrtechnik GmbH following a tender process . The contract is designed as a multi-year procurement project and will run until 2030. Delivery of the protective suits will take place in stages within this period. The two-p… [Read more](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3929:blaschke-contract&catid=9) ## [How Israel is spraying herbicides on Syrian crops](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3928:how-israel-is-spraying-herbicides-on-syrian-crops&catid=9) 13 March 2026 | Zoe Rutherford | [Threat](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_tags&view=tag&id%5B0%5D=5:threat), [Chemical](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_tags&view=tag&id%5B0%5D=10:chemical) Originally published by France24 Israeli planes sprayed chemicals on farmland in Quneitra, Syria in late January and early February, 2026. Farmers say that their crops yellowed and died in just a few days and that they lost dozens of hectares of farmland. There have been similar reports of the Israeli Army spraying fields in southern Lebanon and of Israeli settlers doing the same in the West Ban… [Read more](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3928:how-israel-is-spraying-herbicides-on-syrian-crops&catid=9) ## [Israel Accused of Using Deadly White Phosphorus Over Homes in Lebanon](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3927:israel-accused-of-using-deadly-white-phosphorus-over-homes-in-lebanon&catid=9) 13 March 2026 | Zoe Rutherford | [Threat](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_tags&view=tag&id%5B0%5D=5:threat), [Chemical](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_tags&view=tag&id%5B0%5D=10:chemical) Originanly published by Human Rights Research Center On Monday, March 9, the human rights organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a news release accusing Israel of unlawfully deploying munitions containing white phosphorus, a dangerous chemical substance, over civilian homes in Lebanon. According to images verified and geolocated by HRW, artillery-fired white phosphorus munitions were… [Read more](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3927:israel-accused-of-using-deadly-white-phosphorus-over-homes-in-lebanon&catid=9) ## [Kromek and Argon Developed D5 RIID Training Simulator](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3926:kromek-and-argon-developed-d5-riid-training-simulator&catid=9) 12 March 2026 | Zoe Rutherford Kromek, the leading developer of radiation detection technology and Argon Electronics, the foremost manufacturer of CBRN simulation systems, have collaborated to develop a dedicated simulator module for Kromek’s ground-breaking D5 RIID hand-held device. This new capability enables operators to conduct high-fidelity radiological search exercises without the need for live radiological sources, enh… [Read more](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3926:kromek-and-argon-developed-d5-riid-training-simulator&catid=9) [ ![](https://cbrneworld.com/templates/yootheme/cache/66/Toxrail-664e35b2.jpeg) ](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3925:accelerating-toxrail&catid=9)## [Accelerating TOXRail](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3925:accelerating-toxrail&catid=9) 10 March 2026 | Zoe Rutherford C3 Applied Tech (C3AT) has been awarded a Commercialization Grant from the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Consortium to accelerate the development and integration of its TOXRail sensor onto Recon Robotics’ ThrowBot® 3 (TB3). TOXRail is a multi-gas detector with gamma radiation detection, and the grant will help C3AT move the combined system from prototype toward operational readine… [Read more](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3925:accelerating-toxrail&catid=9) ## [CDC Advisor Uses AI to Revive Hoax that Lyme Disease is a U.S. Government-Engineered Bioweapon](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3924:cdc-advisor-uses-ai-to-revive-hoax-that-lyme-disease-is-a-u-s-government-engineered-bioweapon&catid=9) 10 March 2026 | Zoe Rutherford Orginally published in Newsguard What’s happening: Robert Malone, an anti-vaccine activist appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a member of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, is resurrecting the long-debunked claim that Lyme disease is a U.S. government-engineered bioweapon, using what he called an “AI-driven investiga… [Read more](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3924:cdc-advisor-uses-ai-to-revive-hoax-that-lyme-disease-is-a-u-s-government-engineered-bioweapon&catid=9) ## Schema ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "News", "item": "https://cbrneworld.com/news" } ] } ```