EOD/IEDD
Prosecutors and police in the German state of Saxony have announced that authorities conducting investigations into potential attacks on critical infrastructure have now discovered a total of 21 explosive devices in the last few days. In a press release published on Monday 7 September, authorities in Saxony said that an
CBRN
Sweden has announced a new national strategy to protect against biological threats. Announced on Friday 4 September, the strategy "aims to strengthen preparedness and protect life and health, livelihoods and essential societal functions" and is based on five pillars: anticipate, prevent, detect, act and recover. The Swedish government
Exercises & Events
The Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF) has recently completed a week-long workshop and training exercise focused on procedures for deploying radiological and nuclear detection equipment during maritime operations. According to the Seychelles News Agency, the workshop and exercise were held at the Seychelles coast guard base at Perseverance and brought
Exercises & Events
The State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG) and the US Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) have jointly conducted an inter-agency field exercise in the Black Sea coastal city of Batumi. Aimed at strengthening the country’s preparedness for chemical and biological threats, the NEXUS Georgia 2026 exercise brought together
Exercises & Events
The United States Department of State, in partnership with the government of the Philippines, has hosted a five-day workshop and combined table-top exercise in Manila from 24-28 August to strengthen defences against weaponised drones and CBRN materials. Bringing together senior operational leaders from across the Indo-Pacific,
Exercises & Events
The Republic of China [Taiwan] Army's 33rd Chemical Group conducted a CBRN field exercise on 30 August 2026 simulating a brigade-level force struck by enemy chemical agents. In a post on X, Taiwan Security Monitor wrote that personnel used MDS-106 light decontamination systems, MD-105 heavy
Gov & Industry
Emergent BioSolutions has announced that they have been awarded a contract modification valued at approximately $24 million from the United States Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to supply the CYFENDUS® anthrax vaccine for anthrax preparedness efforts. Paul Williams, senior vice president, head of products business, global government & public
Gov & Industry
Terra Drone, a leading drone and urban air mobility technology company headquartered in Japan, has announced that it has begun developing a counter-unmanned aircraft system designed to protect critical infrastructure from intrusion and attack by malicious drones during peacetime. The infrastructure that is to be protected by the new
Uncrewed Systems
Germany has said that Russia was responsible for last month's drone attack at Leipzig Airport. German authorities previously confirmed that a drone carrying an explosive device had been found near the airport's south runway, where cargo planes operate, forcing the temporary suspension of flights. A second,
EOD/IEDD
Three brothers have been killed and one of their relatives injured in an IED blast in the Duki district of Balochistan, Pakistan, on Sunday 30 August. According to information published by Dawn, per police sources, the blast occurred while a pick-up truck was crossing a seasonal stream to reach
EOD/IEDD
A landmine clearance project in the central Vietnamese province of Quang Tri has been approved. Local authorities in the province announced that it had approved the project, set to take place between 2026-2030, on 26 August. Mines Advisory Group will provide the funding for both survey and clearance of
Exercises & Events
Personnel from the Stockholm Amphibious Corps [Sweden] and United States Marine Corps are conducting the CBRN exercise Archipelago Endeavour 2026 in Sweden from 24 August to 10 September. According to information published by the Swedish Defence Force, Archipelago Endeavour 2026 is a recurring annual exercise between the Stockholm Amphibious Regiment