Uncrewed Systems
The Ukrainian company WINFLY has unveiled its WINFLY Spider interceptor designed to counter fixed-wing UAVs, as well as Mavic-series drones, FPV drones, and fibre-optic-controlled UAVs. In an article published by Ukrainian military news outlet Militarnyi, it was reported that the Spider interceptor was developed on the
Gov & Industry
The British supplier of CBRN protective equipment, Avon Protection, has announced that they are relaunching their "Trial & Evaluation" programme in North America. In an article posted on their website, Avon Protection wrote that trial and evaluation gives organisations the opportunity to assess equipment in their own operational
EOD/IEDD
Several people were killed and injured when an IED detonated aboard a passenger minibus in Jaramana, near the Syrian capital of Damascus, on Thursday 6 August. State-run Al-Ikhbariya TV said the device exploded inside the minibus, killing and injuring several people, but provided neither a casualty toll nor
Threat Alert
Gov & Industry
The Belgian Ministry of Defence has just spent nearly €30 million to urgently bolster Ukraine’s capabilities for countering CBRN threats. According to information published by Forces Operations, two contracts to this end have been awarded to two separate companies. According to Forces Operations, the contracts were awarded between mid-
Gov & Industry
Perma-Fix Environmental Services and Mirion Technologies have announced the formation of a partnership focusing on opportunities involving advanced waste characterisation and segregation, radiological measurement and non-destructive assay, waste processing, packaging, transportation, and disposal support for complex nuclear and environmental remediation projects. Announced on Tuesday 4 August, a press
Exercises & Events
The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) has launched a drone-based programme to reduce fire fighter exposure at hazardous materials scenes. In an article published on 4 August, the IAFF said that the new five-year initiative will train IAFF hazmat instructors to use drones for responses across North
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EOD/IEDD
A drone laden with explosives was found on the tarmac near a Ukrainian Antonov cargo plane at Germany's Leipzig/Halle Airport on Tuesday 4 August. German authorities confirmed that a drone carrying an explosive device had been found near the airport's south runway, where cargo planes
EOD/IEDD
Five suspected terrorists belonging to the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) group have reportedly been killed in a premature explosion while assembling an IED in the Marte Local Government Area of Borno State, north-east Nigeria. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, reported
Procurement