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VIPER Program Reaches Milestone B
August 19, 2026 — This year, CPE CBRND’s Joint Project Manager for CBRN Integrated Early Warning (JPM CBRN IEW) reached a Milestone B decision for the Vehicle Integrated Platform Enhanced RADIAC (VIPER) technology. Originally developed by the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command, VIPER is a next-generation radiation detection and monitoring system that can be integrated into U.S. Army ground and aviation platforms...

Ten-Year Project Arrangement Accelerates CBRN Defense Collaboration between United States and United Kingdom
August 17, 2026 — Collaborating on Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) projects recently became much easier for the United States and the United Kingdom thanks to a new 10-year project arrangement (PA) signed by the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Defense Exports and Cooperation and the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MOD) Director for Science and Technology...

CPE CBRND Equips Joint Force with Lifesaving Nerve Agent Device
August 10, 2026 — In a monumental step for warfighter safety and mission readiness, the Joint Project Manager for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Medical (JPM CBRN Medical), a component of the Capability Program Executive for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (CPE CBRND), equipped the Joint Force with a critical defense against nerve agent attacks. In March 2026, the team officially achieved Full Operational Capability (FOC) for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Advanced Anticonvulsant System (AAS), completing the successful fielding of this critical medical countermeasure (MCM)...

Equipped with CBRN IEW Capabilities, National Guard Secures Multiple U.S. Stadiums During 2026 World Cup
July 20, 2026 — More than five million fans were expected to attend the 2026 FIFA World Cup matches hosted across eleven stadiums within the United States, shattering previous attendance records.Because the tournament was so geographically vast – with events held in Los Angeles and Seattle to Dallas, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Boston – security at the World Cup was...

U.S. Military Races to Create Protective Troop “Shield” Against Chemical Weapons
July 1, 2026 — On the modern battlefield, some of the deadliest threats aren’t seen - they are inhaled, touched, or absorbed. These invisible dangers don’t wait for traditional acquisition cycles, and the U.S. Army has decided that it won’t either; the “slow” way of developing defenses against these unseen adversaries is over.As part of this drive, the Joint...

CSC2 ‘Breaks Out’ at Historic Army Hackathon, Operation Jailbreak
July 1, 2026 — On June 6 at Fort Carson, Colo., Chemical, Biological, Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) Support to Command and Control (CSC2) – the Army’s program of record for integrating CBRN defense components into command-and-control capabilities – broke out of jail.But don’t call the cops – “Jailbreaking” is a common term in technology for removing or bypassing...

CPE CBRND Flexible Acquisition Strategy Accelerates Fielding
June 1, 2026 — Increasing the speed of delivering capabilities to warfighters is a top priority for the War Department. The U.S. Army underscored that priority this past fall by rolling out Army Acquisition Reform, an initiative which includes several changes to speed up acquisition by breaking down silos between acquisition functions. Ensuring warfighters have...

Orchestrated for Impact: CBRN Integrated Layered Defense in Action
April 28, 2026 — Few things strike a chord with Americans more than the regard we hold for our Nation’s warfighters. Feelings of pride, reverence, gratitude and good will play alongside feelings of deep empathy and concern for warfighters’ safety and well-being. Those working in organizations that develop capabilities to support our warfighters share these same...

Operationalizing Speed and Modernization as a Capability Program Executive
April 14, 2026 — The U.S. Army made several changes to its structure and processes to prioritize speed of delivery to warfighters in 2025. These changes, known as Army Acquisition Reform, are a sweeping transformation of Army acquisition process. Changes included renaming Program Executive Offices (PEO) to Capability Program Executives (CPE); combining parts of...

CPE CBRND Medical Readiness and Response Network Protects the Joint Force Through Information
March 25, 2026 — U.S. Joint Forces are deployed and stationed across the world in various climates, terrains, and situations. They need to be prepared to protect themselves against any threat in any environment to maintain their lethality and ability to accomplish their mission. To support that preparation, the Capability Program Executive for Chemical, Biological,...

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