Gov & Industry
The Homeland Defense Civil Support Office at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, USA, officially opened its newly upgraded incident response training department on 22 September 2026. "Fort Leonard Wood is the heart of the CBRN Response Enterprise mission’s individual training in support of its technical support forces,"
Exercises & Events
Military and civilian medical and CBRN defence experts from 16 nations, both NATO and non-NATO, have gathered in Sweden for the CLEAN CARE multinational tabletop exercise. About 75 participants are taking part. Sweden is the host nation, and the exercise is held under the NATO Committee of the Chiefs
Gov & Industry
Flagship Pioneering has been awarded a contract worth up to $47 million USDS over five years by the United States Department of War (DoW) under the ONTARGET programme for operationalising novel technologies for advanced rapid generation of effective medical countermeasures. Rather than contracting for a single product, DoW will evaluate
CBRN
Vietnam's Military Medical Department (General Department of Logistics and Technology) has inaugurated the 2026 training course on emergency medical response in handling chemical, radiation and nuclear incidents. According to information posted on Vietnamese media, from 22 -24 September, 65 trainees, including military medical personnel, local health officials and
Exercises & Events
The United States 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) has hosted its semiannual Dragon Sage exercise at Dugway Proving Ground from 29 August - 12 September 2026. The two-week exercise evaluates the combat readiness of CBRN specialists across chemical reconnaissance-decontamination teams within the formation, and assesses and strengthens the teams&
Gov & Industry
The Belgian Minister of Defence Theo Francken has announced that the country is investing €36.8 million in the purchase of personal CBRN protective equipment. In an article published on 18 September 2026, it was reported that the investment is meant to ensure that all defence personnel are better protected,
CBRN
The specialised CBRN response team was called on Friday 18 September to a courtyard of the "Mihai Codreanu" Junior High School in Iași, Romania, where a container labeled "SO2" i.e. sulphur dioxide, was identified. The Iași Emergency Situations Inspectorate (ISU) also reported that two deceased
Gov & Industry
Leonardo has unveiled a new containerised configuration of its operationally-proven Falcon Shield counter-uncrewed air systems (C-UAS) capability, providing military and security customers with a rapidly deployable, scalable ecosystem for detecting, tracking, identifying and defeating complex drone threats. Developed in partnership with Marshall Land Systems, the new configuration
CBRN
A new training classroom for law enforcement and military personnel has opened at the Regional Training Centre for CBRN Security and Counter-Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction in Tajikistan. According to a news article by Asia Plus, the opening ceremony was attended by the president of the National Academy
Exercises & Events
The Sri Lanka Navy has led a CRBN drill at the Hambantota port on 16 September 2026. The exercise was organised by the CBRN Unit of SLNS Kawantissa, under the Southern Naval Command. Simulations tested various security and disaster scenarios to evaluate operational readiness, cross-agency coordination and response efficiency
CBRN
The head of communications of the Ukrainian army's 704th separate CBRN brigade, Andrii Popchuk, has said that Russia has used dangerous chemical to attack Ukrainian troops almost 14,000 times since the start of the full-scale invasion in February 2022. Speaking to Armiia TV, Popchuk said that
CBRN
Cambodia has lodged a formal complaint with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) over alleged use of chemical substances by Thai forces during two rounds of conflict, officials said. According to a news report from the Cambodian outlet Kampuchea Thmey Daily, the director general of the Cambodian