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For military forces, the threat of chemical weapons has existed for decades and can radically affect operations, particularly on land and sea. That threat is increasingly spreading to the civilian population. The ability to detect an attack by chemical agents or toxic industrial chemicals (TICs), rapidly, is therefore vital to protect those in the front line and the public at large.

Smiths Detection is acknowledged as a global leader in chemical agent detection, offering individual products and fully integrated systems with highly sensitive detection capabilities that are reliable, accurate and easy to use.

See our range of chemical agent detection products:

Continuous monitoring
SABRE CENTURION II - Automated Fixed-site CWA and TIC threat air monitoring and detection system. [more]

GID-3 – Highly versatile, easy to operate, the world’s most comprehensively tested and deployed point CWA detector for static and mobile applications. Fielded by the USA as the M22 ACADA. [more]  


Portable and hand-held products
CAM (Chemical Agent Monitor) - First mass produced, reliable hand-held instrument to detect nerve or blister agents or liquid agent contamination [more]

HGVI – Handheld, multi-sensor gas and vapor detector & identifier for TICs and CWAs [more]

LCD (Lightweight Chemical Detector) - Small and lightweight, advanced CW detector, operating  continuously in real-time to provide local warning alarm for individuals or small groups. Used hand-held or attached to a uniform. LCD 3.2E [more], LCD 3.3 [more], LCD-FR [more], LCD-NEXUS [more]

Smiths Detection in Bushey, UK, won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2011, for developing the LCD (click to read announcement)

MMTD - Rugged, hand-held detector for simultaneous detection of explosives and narcotics with capability to detect and identify chemical warfare agents and toxic industrial chemicals [more]

SABRE 5000- Next generation handheld tri-mode threat detector featuring expanded vapor detection capability giving a wider range of substance identification [more]


Providing total management of complex networks of sensors is PROTECT, an automated hardware/software system that integrates CBRNE detectors, analog or digital camera systems (CCTV), dispersion modeling, and optimal response protocols to improve chemcial agents detection and reaction to complex terrorist attacks. It is supported by FirstView, a complete sensor management solution that can support thousands of sensors and users using a scalable IP-based system