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Battelle has been awarded the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s (DTRA) Scientific and Technical Engagement Partnership (STEP) 2.0 contract, becoming the sole awardee for this major Biological Threat Reduction (BTR) effort. The award includes a $52.9 million base period, with a total potential value of $93.3 million over the full period of performance. STEP 2.0 falls under the Defense Threat Redu…

[From the Indian MoD press office] Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is organising Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Conclave at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi on February 26 & 27, 2026. The conference, with the theme ‘From policy to practice: Building CBRN resilient India’, was inaugurated by Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan. It brings together…

Smiths Detection, a global leader in threat detection and security inspection technologies, today announces it has won a contract to supply El Salvador Customs with a suite of High-energy Cargo & Vehicle (HCV) X-ray inspection systems for screening vehicles and containers. The infrastructure will help deliver fast, reliable screening at border points using high-quality imaging. The contract…

Orginally published by https://www.exposure-report.com/georgia he State Security Service of Georgia (SSG) has arrested two foreign nationals in the central city of Kutaisi for attempting to purchase uranium and caesium-137 for $3 million USD. The agency has claimed that the pair intended to transport the materials to another country, reports the Tbilisi-based outlet OC Media. A statement releas…

With millions gathering in Northern Italy for the 2026 Winter Olympics, local emergency response officials have been working diligently behind the scenes to ensure everything runs safely and smoothly.  To ensure maximum security, especially as the closing ceremonies get under way, the Belluno Provincial Fire Brigade has equipped a team of specialists with leading technology from Canadian company…

Due to the timely nature of this incident we thought it worth posting the Leader new, rather than waiting for the whole magazine to come out.  Leader The UK sent a rather weird Valentine to Vladimir Putin and the Russian state this year, accusing it of killing Alexei Navalny with an obscure toxin[1]. You can be forgiven for thinking, ‘haven’t I seen this before?’ as he was previously poisoned b…

Avon Protection has expanded its EXOSKIN protective ensemble range with the EXOSKIN-S2 high-performance CBRN suit, designed for operators in the military, first responder and special forces segments. With the commercial availability of the EXOSKIN-S2, users now have increased options for their protective suit requirements across the spectrum of CBRN threat environments: the EXOSKIN-S1 low-weig…

The countdown to CBRNe Convergence Canada in is the final strecth, there are only 4 days until the event begins on Monday April 13th with the pre conference workshop.   If you haven’t booked yet, don’t worry, there is still time https://www.eventora.com/en/Events/CBRNe_Canada_2026 If you have any queries about CBRNe Convergence Canada 2026, you can contact RegularLabs.EmailProtector.unCloak("ep…

908 Devices Inc., a pioneer of purpose-built handheld devices for chemical analysis, announces new capabilities for its handheld MX908 mass spectrometry device for trace chemical identification. These enhancements include an updated mission mode for hazardous vapor sampling and the addition of five priority drug targets, providing first responders with intelligence at the point of need for an inf…

Originally published by https://interestingengineering.com/ Scientists in Germany have developed AI-powered automated drones and robots that are capable of detecting radioactive waste in hazardous environments where human access is unsafe or impossible. The innovative project is carried out by researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics (FKIE…

Originally published by www.ktnv.com The owner of a Las Vegas home searched by police and the FBI as part of an investigation into reports of an illegal biological lab may be linked to a similar investigation in California, Channel 13 has learned. This comes after the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and FBI served a search warrant at the property, near Washi…

Originally published by https://hoodline.com/ A seemingly routine check of a Vallejo motel room turned into a full-on hazmat scare yesterday, after staff and police at the Vallejo Inn on Tennessee Street discovered an unknown substance that ended up testing positive for methamphetamine. The building was evacuated, nearby streets were temporarily shut down, and a five-gallon bucket in the room qu…

Originally published by the OPCW The Secretariat of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)’s fifth report concludes there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Syrian Arab Air Forces were the perpetrators of the chemical weapons attack on 1 October 2016 in Kafr Zeita in the Syrian Arab Republic. The comprehensive investigation was conducted by the Investigation and…