CBRN DEFENCE AND ECOLOGY SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CENTRE

On October 31, 1924, the Romanian General Staff issued its Report No. 665 to the Ministry of War. By ministerial approval, Section IV – Gases of the General Staff became the Gas Defence Service included three specialized units:

  • Research Laboratory – the first scientific research establishment in the Romanian Army
  • Central Gas Mask Workshop
  • Gas School

In time, the establishment was given various denominations:

  • Research Laboratory of the Gas Defence Service (1924 – 1934);
  • Army Studies and Experiments Laboratory (1934 – 1951);
  • Central Laboratory 508, Chemical (1951- 1959);
  • Central Laboratory 124, Chemical (1959 – 1966);
  • Scientific Research Centre for Military Chemistry (1966 – 1988);
  • Scientific Research Centre for NBC Protection Materiel (1998 – 2001);
  • CBRN Defence and Ecology Scientific Research Center (2010 – 2021).;

In 1998, the Centre was integrated in the structure of the Military Equipment and Technologies Research Agency, subordinated to the Department for Armaments.
Current name: CBRN Defence and Ecology Research and Innovation Center