EDEX 2021 | Chemical Hazard Detection by ChemProX and its use by the Catastrophe Response Special Unit (EMAK)

Defence Redefined

Published on 01/12/2021 at 19:23

The International Defence Exhibition EDEX 2021 is taking place in Egypt from 29 November to 2 December.

ChemProX is, according to Environics, a next-generation portable device for detecting chemical hazards. The device provides the operator with full situational awareness during field operations in terms of the detection and identification of chemical hazards. Furthermore, it provides full operational awareness in terms of the perimeter of the hazardous area and the suspicious points, while it also contains a built-in simulation mode, allowing different kinds of realistic training scenarios for the operators’ improved familiarity with it.

Technical characteristics:

• Dimensions: 16 cm x 10 cm x 5 cm
• Weight: 770 gr
• Power supply: 3 Rechargeable Li-Ion, AA batteries
• Maximum operating time: 8 hours
• Recharge time: 5 hours
• Operating temperature: -32 – +55 ° C
• Connectivity: WLAN, WPAN, Radio Data, GPS, USB memory stick, Ethernet (radio use data for a group of up to 10 people)

The device can also operate in rainy, dusty weather conditions and withstands heavy strikes. It is also available on the market and can be used by the police, fire and military forces.

The Hellenic Fire Service’s Catastrophe Response Special Unit (EMAK) procures ChemProX

On November 23, 2021, the company’s special trainer in CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear) threats conducted on-site training in Greece for the personnel of the Hellenic Fire Service’s EMAK unit. The latter recently received ChemProX detectors and Envi Assay System bio-defence test systems through the local Polyeco.

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The training was based on realistic scenarios and all of the detector’s capabilities were used.

With information from: egyptdefenceexpo.com, environics.fi.

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