Yemen’s Houthi fighters down $200m worth of US drones in under six weeks

Yemen’s Houthi armed group has shot down seven US Reaper drones worth more than $200m in recent weeks, marking the most significant material loss yet in Washington’s campaign against the fighters. The drones were destroyed between March 31 and April Read More …

Slovenia: Two construction workers seriously injured after explosion in Rožni Dolina

Ljubljana police officers were notified of a work accident in the Rožni dolini. According to initial information, an explosion occurred while carrying out work on one of the buildings, in which two men who were performing construction work were seriously Read More …

Texas: World record defused, Fort Cavazos captain runs fastest bomb suit mile

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – As the sounds of Soldiers conducting physical training filled Phantom Warrior Stadium April 25, U.S. Army Capt. Travis Chewning-Kulick, commander of the 752nd Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), was surrounded like a race car at a Read More …

Pakistan: Four killed, five injured in IED explosion in Kalat

In a tragic incident in Balochistan’s Kalat district, an improvised explosive device (IED) placed by the roadside detonated, killing four people, including women and children, and injuring five others, local media reported on Thursday. According to sources from the Levies, Read More …

Vietnam: Mine clearance at Quang Tri ancient citadel completed

The UK’s Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and the Quang Tri Mine Action Centre (QTMAC), in coordination with the Quang Tri Ancient Citadel Management Board, on April 24 handed over the cleared site after completing mine and unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance Read More …

Russia: General Yaroslav Moskalik killed in explosion in Balashikha

The deputy head of the Main Operational Directorate (GOU) of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik, was killed in a car explosion in Balashikha, Moscow region. “According to preliminary information, as Read More …

Indian and Pakistani troops exchange fire in Kashmir

Troops from Pakistan and India exchanged fire overnight across the Line of Control in disputed Kashmir, officials said Friday, after the United Nations urged the nuclear-armed rivals to show “maximum restraint” following a deadly shooting in the region. Relations have Read More …

Cambodia: Botum Sakor district in Koh Kong to be declared mine-free

The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) is set to declare Botum Sakor district in Koh Kong province free of landmines on April 29, according to CMAA spokesman Lang Kosal. Kosal stated that the CMAA, in collaboration with Read More …

California: Live military-grade mortar found inside stolen vehicle in Sacramento

Not your average day, is what California Highway Patrol North Sacramento is saying after a live mortar was found inside a stolen vehicle. CHP say on Tuesday they recovered a stolen SUV. During a search, K9 officers sniffed out a Read More …

Sudan mine agency reports 40 incidents, 66 casualties since conflict began

Sudan’s National Mine Action Center (NMAC) announced on Wednesday that 40 incidents involving landmine or Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) explosions have been recorded since the conflict began in April 2023, killing 16 people and injuring 50 others in various Read More …

Somali forces repel Al-Shabaab attack on strategic military base in Middle Shabelle region

Somali army forces repelled an early morning Al-Shabaab assault on a key military base in the Wargaadhi area of Middle Shabelle region on Thursday, according to government officials. The attack began shortly after morning prayers with explosions and a coordinated Read More …

Northern Ireland: Viable pipe bomb and ammunition recovered by police in Belfast

Viable pipe bomb devices and ammunition were recovered as a north Belfast security alert at Cavehill has ended, police confirmed. The PSNI said the devices have been made safe and taken away for further examination, Shortly after 9:30am, two controlled Read More …

USCG: Units, make sure to do your CBRN training!

Attention, all units! Be sure to complete your unit’s chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear (CBRN) self-assessment. CBRN training is critical to ensuring continued readiness for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear events—and weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). With WMD threats on the Read More …

Bosnia and Herzegovina Armed Forces cleared over 900,000 sq m of land in 2024 demining operations

The Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) cleared 903,326 square meters of land in 2024 as part of ongoing demining efforts, the BiH Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday. In total, over 14.7 million square meters of land were Read More …

Ukraine: Dog teams trained in landmine detection deploy in Mykolaiv Oblast

As spring arrives in Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine, four teams of highly trained dogs, and their handlers, have been deployed to help detect landmines and explosive ordnance (EO). The teams are working in areas that were heavily shelled between spring and Read More …

Texas: Man accused of keeping explosive components inside South Austin home now facing federal charge

The man who was allegedly making bombs inside a South Austin home is now facing a federal charge. Last week, members of the Austin Police Department’s Bomb Squad unit had to detonate explosive materials found inside the home on Vintage Read More …

Israel: Police find explosive device near Netivot

The Southern District police say they found an unexploded bomb in southern Israel this morning that they believe was left there by Hamas terrorists during the October 7, 2023, attack. Officers found the explosive device in a small, suspicious-looking bag Read More …

US, Tunisian Forces conduct CBRN training at African Lion 2025

A Tunisian Armed Forces member removes chemical hazardous material while assessing, decontaminating, and processing a fixed chemical attack site at 61st Officers Mess, Tunisia, April 23, 2025 during exercise African Lion 2025 (AL25). Service members from Wyoming National Guard’s 84th Read More …

Massachusetts Man Indicted for Illegally Possessing Ammunition and Explosives

A Hadley, Mass. man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Springfield for allegedly possessing ammunition and explosives after being convicted of a crime punishable by more than one year in prison. Jacob D. Miller, 43, was indicted Read More …