Most serious CBRNe incidents often share the same unsettling trait: by the time anyone realises something is wrong, the situation has already spiralled into danger. Radiation is invisible, silent, and unforgiving. Instruments begin to climb, numbers creep where they should never be, and before anyone can confidently interpret what they’re seeing, a space that felt routine moments earlier becomes a lethal environment, leaving only seconds to decide what to do next.
It’s early in the new year, and in the world of CBRNe and HazMat preparedness, there’s already a familiar buzz about one event that always seems to pull the community together, CBRNe Summit Europe 2026, set for Lyon, France, from 3–5 February. The summit has become a focal point for military units, emergency services, civil authorities and industry innovators alike, all wrestling with the same problems: how do you train for the unthinkable when you are surrounded by regulatory, environmental constraints and health and safety concerns?
How do we align priorities and investment in equipment so that readiness is assured?
This isn’t one of those conferences where everyone just nods politely, swaps cards and heads for the coffee machine. It has always been more about practical preparation than formal ceremony. Argon Electronics will be attending as a contributing partner, just as keen to learn as to demonstrate. Since the late 1980s, Argon has delivered numerous detector simulation systems used by CBRNe and HazMat teams to train without using live agents throughout the world. Our objective is to create training environments that reflect real detector behaviour, including variable readings, overlapping responses and the kind of uncertainty that operators encounter in live incidents.
At the summit itself, this all moves beyond theory, with hands-on demos, deep dives into real cases and those off-the-cuff conversations that happen right by the kit. Argon will be right there in the mix, showing equipment such as PlumeSIM, RDS AN/PRD-83 SIM, LCD3.3-SIM and the AccuRad-SIM, supporting everything from local area scenarios to large-scale table top and field exercises.
Felipe Arrighi, our Business Development Manager, will be presenting also be presenting a paper; "CBRN Training in Escalating Threat Times: The importance of investment to ensure operational readiness".
Conferences also play an important role beyond the formal programme. They provide an opportunity for attendees to realistically assess their CBRN capability gaps, helping decision-makers understand what to prioritise, where investment is most urgently needed, and how to justify sustained support at the governmental level. They also allow participants to remain informed about the evolving CBRN threat landscape, to understand how these risks are being addressed across Europe, and to exchange best practices with peer nations. Beyond this, they help build working relationships with industry and importantly between agencies and technical partners, connections that can become critical during real incidents. It’s where real trust gets built. Argon’s continued participation reflects a long-term commitment to supporting operational readiness through realistic training and practical collaboration.
CBRNe risks don’t stand still; they keep changing, shifting with politics, urban sprawl and industrial advances. Keeping up means more than new equipment or fresh doctrine. It means staying plugged into the people having the hard conversations and testing ideas under pressure. That’s where events like CBRNe Summit matter. Being in Lyon isn’t about being seen. It’s about listening, comparing notes and stress-testing assumptions with peers who face the same problems from different angles. It's about engaging with industry to discuss requirements and learn about new products that can enhance capability. Argon’s presence sits firmly in that space, and the team is already looking forward to contributing to the conversation over the course of the event. Because when invisible threats turn real, experience matters, and the closer training feels to reality, the better prepared the people will be.
Get in touch if you'd like to arrange a meeting with us at the event, or have any other enquiries regarding our advanced training solutions.
