UK Ministry of Defence,
A GBP6.6 million order for 44,000 chemical, biological, radiological
and nuclear suits (CBRN) for the Armed Forces was announced today by
Baroness Taylor.
The Remploy-made suits guard against nuclear, biological or chemical
attacks and are designed to seal around the CBRN service respirator and
fit over combat clothing to give extra protection to troops.
Minister for Defence Equipment and Support, Baroness Taylor said:
“Individual protection is of the highest priority and these suits will
allow our troops to maintain the tempo of operations should there be a
chemical, nuclear or biological incident.
“This order with Remploy will build on improvements we have already
made to the protection of our forces against nuclear, biological and
chemical threats.”
Remploy was formed more than 60 years ago and provides work for people
injured at home and abroad during the Second World War and employs a
total of 6,500 across the UK. The company has supplied specialist
protection suits for several years from its workshops around Scotland
and the UK.
Background Information
1. The CBRN suits are worn with rubber over-boots and gloves and come
in woodland and desert material.
2. The suits will be made in factories in Dundee (15,050 suits),
Cowdenbeath (20,050 suits), Stirling (2,750 suits), Clydebank (4,530
suits) and Cleator Moor (1,620 suits).
3. This order builds on other recent improvements MoD has made to the
protection of our forces against nuclear, biological and chemical
threats, including:
* The Integrated Biological Detection System (IBDS), a truck mounted
'high technology' suite of detector and identification equipment.
* Lightweight and Man -portable Chemical Agent Detectors (LCAD and
MCAD) provide an alarm of attack by Chemical Warfare agents.
* Tactical Radiation Monitoring Equipment (TRaME) a comprehensive suite
of detectors and monitors for use on the battlefield in order to
protect our forces from suffering the effects of radiation.
These are all now in-service.
