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908 Devices Inc. , a pioneer of purpose-built handheld devices for chemical analysis, announces that it has completed the acquisition of NIRLAB AG, a privately held company based in Lausanne, Switzerland. The company delivers AI-powered, cloud-connected near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy to perform handheld chemical analysis of narcotics in seconds. This acquisition expands 908 Devices’ analytical…

Avon Protection was proud to receive the 2026 CWMD Innovation Prototype Award for its Hood/Mask Interface (HMI) prototype developed as part of its work on the U.S. Department of War’s Advanced System for Protection and Integrated Reduction of Encumbrances (ASPIRE) program.  Their prototype was developed to improve the interface between CBRN respirator masks and hood garments. The HMI inter…

Thermo Fisher Scientific has launched the Thermo Scientific™ PackEye™ XS Radiation Detection Backpack, a next-generation system designed for covert radiation detection, identification, and assessment. This lightweight, portable system enables homeland security, defense, law enforcement, CBRNe, emergency response, border control, and critical infrastructure protection teams to discreetly monitor r…

The Government of Canada has awarded Avon Protection a five-year contract for the MITR-M1 Half Mask, MITR-PF Compact Particulate Filter, and accessories. The contract provides a framework agreement under which the MITR-M1 Half Mask and MITR-PF can be ordered for the Canadian Armed Forces. With this contract, Canada has become the first FVEY nation defence force to award a contract for the MITR…

Unveiled at Modern Day Marine 2026, Teledyne FLIR Defense announced the expansion of its Third-Party Payload Integration Program with the certification of Emesent’s Hovermap LiDAR Payload. The agreement will deliver Emesent’s GPS-denied 3D-mapping capabilities across Teledyne FLIR’s unmanned aerial systems (UAS), ground robots, and radiation detection platforms. The Emesent–Teledyne FLIR combina…

CBRNe Convergence.... Where responders, military, and experts prepare for what’s next. We are heading back to Knoxville, the home of the R in CBRNe, right on the doorstep of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Y-12 National Security Complex.  From 3 - 5 November 2026 at the Knoxville Convention Centre, you will find us and an abundance of amazing speakers and fantastic exhibitors.  Convergen…

Originally published by the New York Post. Someone stole 15 giant agricultural drones in New Jersey — and experts fear a “nightmare scenario” if they end up in the hands of terrorists. The fleet of Ceres Air C31 drones, which are about the size of an ATV, were ripped off March 24 by a bogus delivery driver who duped shipping and logistics company CAC International in Harrison, according to The…

We have it on good authority that the FBI’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate (WMDD) is to be dissolved, rolled back into Counter Terrorism (CT), and the positions of assistant director (AD) and deputy assistant director abolished. There is currently no confirmation on the website, and a request to the FBI press office drew the following response: “The FBI is continuing our work to protect…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zMIsLejGAg  Investigative outlet Proekt published a video report looking into the development of chemical weapons and toxins in Russia - The report identified multiple organisations said to be involved in the programme - At least one of these organisations was found to conduct human testing on "volunteers" from the military - All organisations proved to be int…

Chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) substances can pose a significant risk to public health, especially in confined spaces which concentrate vapours and spills. Robots, however, allow the human operators to manage any contamination but remain at a safe distance away from any harmful substances. In a ‘real life’ scenario played out in an empty shopping unit, the Defence Science and Techno…

State-owned Russian news channel Rossiya 24 took a rare look on 7 April inside Russia's production of vaccines, including the Health Ministry's Gamaleya National Centre for Epidemiology and Microbiology (NITsEM) and its work against infectious viruses. The 15-minute special report titled "Immunity Code - how Russia develops modern vaccines", presented by correspondent Alexei Fyodorov, opened wit…

Commander Patrick Allen Becker, US Navy (Ret.), of Lorton, VA, was born in Homestead, Florida in 1971 and moved to the Dallas, Texas area in 1973. He graduated from Texas A&M in 1993 with a degree in physics and married his true love and high school sweetheart, Kathryn Ward, a week later. Patrick was selected for the US Navy Nuclear Officer Program in 1991, and earned his commission in 199…

Originally published by https://www.vademec.ru/ The Russian government has ordered Rospotrebnadzor to allocate 409.1 million rubles from the federal budget in 2026 for two capital construction projects that will, among other things, study dangerous infections. The funding will be provided under the federal project "The Country's Sanitary Shield – Health Safety (Prevention, Detection, Response),"…