The Task Force benefits from the capability commitments made by Allies at various summit meetings: a Deployable CBRN Analytical Laboratory, a Multirole Exploitation and Reconnaissance Team, and an Aerial Radiological Survey capability. These capabilities greatly enhance the Alliance’s defence against WMD and CBRN threats.

The CBRN Defence Battalion’s mission is to provide a rapidly deployable and credible CBRN defence capability in order to maintain NATO’s freedom of action and operational effectiveness in a CBRN threat environment.

The Battalion may be used to provide military assistance to civil authorities when authorised by the North Atlantic Council (NAC), the Alliance’s principal political decision-making body.