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Australian Defence Force heavy vehicles and machinery have undergone decontamination to test defence capability against chemical, biological, and radiological hazards.
Soldiers from 7th Brigade units took part in chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defence training and equipment decontamination medium serial at Gallipoli Barracks in Brisbane during May this year.
Heavy vehicles decontamination included a Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicle (CRV) and HX77 truck towing an M777 howitzer at the 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment (2CER) compound.
Captain Callum Griffiths of the ADF Joint Defensive CBRN Program said it was good to see the chemical, biological, and radiological hazards neutralisation process conducted practically.
“Testing this concept with platforms like the Boxer CRV is a significant milestone for Defence projects like Land 2110-1B and Land 400-2,” he said.
The equipment decontamination medium serial includes four stations and the decontamination process ranges from the removal of gross environmental hazards to sensitive cleaning of vehicle internal components.
Warrant Officer Class Two Luke Burden of ADF Joint Defensive CBRN Program said it was important the activity was hosted at 2CER.
“It’s great that it was held here at Gallipoli Barracks because the 7th Brigade is the directed formation for Army’s contribution to the CBRN-D capability within Defence,” he said.
“This was the opportunity for the brigade to see the EDM in action, so they can start having conversations about logistics and how it is operated within the battle space.”
Project Land 2110-1B will provide a scalable and flexible joint CBRN defence capability to enhance the protection of ADF personnel against exposure to CBRN substances and toxic industrial materials in land, maritime, and air domains.
Robert Dougherty
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