EOD/IEDD
Two improvised explosive devices exploded on Tuesday 7 July near a hotel in the Syrian capital city of Damascus where the French president Emmanuel Macron spent the night on a visit to the country. The explosions reportedly injured 18 people but caused no fatalities. Reuters reports that president Macron'
Gov & Industry
The United Kingdom has announced that it has placed sanctions on seven individuals and two leading scientific research institutes that it says are involved in Russia's chemical weapons programme. In a press release issued on Monday 6 July, the UK government wrote that the sanctions specifically target those
CBRN
The Indian city of Delhi is to get its first underground radiation-shielded CBRN command centre, under a five-year road map prepared by the Delhi Fire Service. Indian media including Hindustan Times have reported that the command centre will be a part of the new Delhi Fire Service headquarters.
Gov & Industry
Avon Protection has announced an order totalling $10.8 million USD from an existing European NATO nation for its CBRN respiratory protection systems. In a press release from Monday 6 July, Avon announced that the order was made under the NATO Support & Procurement Agency framework contract. This new order
Gov & Industry
Evallic has announced the acquisition of Argon Electronics, the British provider of simulated CBRN training solutions. In a press release, Evallic said that Argon has built a 30-year track record serving military, law enforcement and civilian defence organisations worldwide and "delivers high-fidelity, cost-effective training solutions that
Exercises & Events
Highly classified intelligence documents have revealed that Russia's Ministry of Defence secretly approved a military training programme operated by the Chinese People's Liberation Army inside Beijing, directly involving high-ranking generals from both superpowers in late 2025. Numerous outlet have reported that the covert operations, which
Gov & Industry
The Australian Department of Defence has awarded a contract to the Brisbane-based company EPE to supply specialist tools under the military’s DEF08101 joint counter-explosive hazards programme. According to Asian Military Review, EPE announced the deal on 18 June, with the equipment helping EOD personnel to find, analyse,