Teledyne FLIR Defense, a pioneer in intelligent sensing solutions and part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), announced the launch of its advanced CheMSense™ Protect continuous and autonomous air monitor for rapid chemical detection. As the first commercially available chemical detection system utilizing Teledyne’s Multi-Dimensional Mass Spectrometry (MDMS™) technology, CheMSense Protect represents a major leap forward in speed and sensitivity, equipping real-world infrastructure with fast positive identification of threats and one of the lowest unit maintenance costs on the market. CheMSense Protect monitors airflow non-stop and can detect and identify potential Chemical Warfare Agent (CWA) and Toxic Industrial Chemical (TIC) threats [...]

We know how tight budgets have been getting lately, and in an effort to help you be able to attend Convergence during these times, we are running a special promotion for the duration of the World Cup. From June 11 to July 19 you can get two Convergence places for the price of one! And, that is for our early bird pricing, so each ticket is only $230.  If you would like to take advantage of this head over and book now https://www.eventora.com/en/Events/CBRNe_Knoxville_2026 [...]

Blackline Safety Corp, a global leader in connected safety technology, has announced its partnership with MFE Inspection Solutions to integrate Blackline’s cloud-connected portable detector with Boston Dynamics' Spot®, the world’s leading mobile industrial robot. The solution extends connected gas detection into robotic workflows, instantly delivering gas readings, alerts and location data to remote monitoring teams, before sending personnel into potentially dangerous areas.“Gas detection is critical for safety. And teams are no longer limited to collecting that data only when a person enters the area,” said Dylan Duke, CEO of MFE Inspection Solutions. “Robots like Spot are already being used to [...]

The Central School of the State Fire Service in Częstochowa hosted an international training course on situation assessment and sampling in areas contaminated with chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) agents from 18 to 22 May 2026. The event was attended by a representative of the University of Lodz Biohazard Prevention Centre. The training was organised by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the recipient of the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize. Mgr inż. Maksymilian Stela, an employee of the Biohazard Prevention Centre, had the honour of serving as one of the instructors. The training brought together representatives of 18 States [...]

Arclin, a leading materials science company, today announced its collaboration with BSST, a manufacturer of bomb suits and body armor, on a next-generation explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) suit featuring Kevlar® EXO™ aramid fiber technology. Designed to support explosive threat response operations in some of the world's most demanding environments, the new suit combines advanced fragment protection with a significantly reduced system weight to enhance mobility, endurance, and operational performance. The certified EOD suit incorporates Kevlar® EXO™ fabric alongside BSST's proprietary design architecture and Kevlar® technologies. Developed in response to evolving end-user requirements and BSST's ongoing commitment to innovation, the suit delivers a [...]

Interesting article published in https://theins.ru/confession/292995 where Nadezhda Zavyalova, who worked at a pharmaceutical company in St. Petersburg called Silver Pharm, LLC as a junior researcher described the laboratory's operations. This company is reportedly headed by Sergei Chepur, a specialist in anticholinesterase poisons, including Novichok.  Among other things, Nadezhda talks about how she was told when joinng Silver Pharm that they were developing antidotes for poisoning in the event of chemical attacks, about the substances they tested on animals, about soldiers “with secret suitcases,” and how they falsified the results of experiments to make fancy reports.  [...]

In a story in Sputnik, it is reported that Russia's investigative committee has obtained evidence of the development of biological weapons of mass destruction involving Ukraine’s Health Ministry and funded by the United States, the agency’s official spokesperson Svetlana Petrenko said. “During an investigation of the criminal case launched in 2022 under Article 355 of the Russian Criminal Code (the development, production and stockpiling of weapons of mass destruction), we obtained data indicating that the US Department of Defense financed the development of biological weapons of mass destruction with the involvement of personnel from Ukraine’s Health Ministry,” she said at [...]