Pimco - Specialist Equipment for Detecting Weapons of Mass Destruction

Pimco is a Polish-registered company with many years’ experience in the manufacture and supply of specialist equipment for detecting weapons of mass destruction, including the detection of chemical warfare and toxic industrial chemical agents, radiological threats, and tactical nuclear weapon detonations.

Chemical warfare detection systems

Our current production includes the CHERDES® family of detection systems. These are primarily used in AMVs such as the ROSOMAK (PATRIA) 8 x 8 wheeled type and the PT91 main battle tank. ROSOMAKs with our CHERDES I (NSN 6665-43-0004252) and CHERDES II (NSN 6665-43-0008569) equipment are currently in use with the Polish Mission Forces in Afghanistan as well as in Chad, while the CHERDES II, specially adapted for more extreme climatic conditions, is installed in the PT91 tanks used by the army of a Far Eastern country in sub-tropical conditions.

Chemical, radiological and nuclear blast threat detection systems

The CHERDES range of chemical, radiological and nuclear blast threat detection systems are modular in design, allowing for the separate units to be installed within the limited space available in AFVs. Chemical and radiological detection is simultaneously carried out from both inside and outside of the vehicle. They can also be installed in 24/7 mode for fixed sites to provide round-the-clock threat detection of military bases, government buildings and the like.

These instruments provide very quick and accurate detection of all the above-mentioned threats with a minimum false alarm level.

Blast threat detection system with semiconductor-based radiological detector

We are currently completing the development of a third-generation system, the CHERDES III, which is about one-third of the size of our existing systems but has even lower chemical thresholds of detection without compromising on false alarm levels. The integrated radiological detector is semiconductor-based rather than Geiger-Mueller-based, which gives it a much longer life.

The CHERDES III instrument comprises just two component parts: the chemical, radiological and nuclear blast sensors housed in one unit and the display / alarm panel in a separate housing. This allows the compact and modular instrument to be installed in the most confined space available, such as conditions found in small reconnaissance vehicles.

Our engineers are ready to install or provide assistance in the installation of these systems in the most confined spaces, whether mobile or stationary.