UK: Aberdeen International Airport Introduces Next Generation Security Checkpoint Scanners

Travelers at Aberdeen International Airport can now breeze through terminal security without the hassle of removing laptops or liquids. Thanks to the installation of state-of-the-art Next Generation Security Checkpoint (NGSC) Scanners, the largest transport hub in the North East has Read More …

Azerbaijan: Anti-tank mine explosion injuries one in Aghdam

A mine explosion occurred in the village of Marzili in Azerbaijan’s liberated district of Aghdam on Saturday, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Prosecutor General’s Office, and the Mine Action Agency (ANAMA) said in a joint statement. The explosion resulted Read More …

Nigeria: IED planted by ISWAP terrorists kills 8 CJTF members In Borno

No fewer than eight members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) have been killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Gamborun local Government Area of Borno State. Read More …

Ukrainian Embassy in Slovakia to hand over four underwater drones for humanitarian mine clearance

The Ukrainian embassy in Slovakia has purchased four underwater drones Chasing M2 Pro Max (with a range of 200 meters) for the State Emergency Situations Service of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has said in its Telegram channel. It is Read More …

No. 1 threat: Drone attacks prompt urgent $500 million request from Pentagon

Drone attacks have become the No. 1 threat to U.S. troops deployed abroad, prompting a $500 million urgent request to help erect defenses. Cheap, easy to use, and hard to defend against, drones toting explosives pose risks to troops akin Read More …

Ukraine: US mine-clearing vehicle M1150 ABV falls into Russian possession

In a recent development, military assets of the Armed Forces of Ukraine [AFU], supplied by the United States, have reportedly ended up in Russian hands. Russia’s TASS news agency broadcast a video showing the retrieval and subsequent storage of three Read More …

Azerbaijan: Sapper injured in mine explosion in Shusha region

An employee of the Azerbaijan National Mine Clearance Agency (ANAMA) was injured in the line of duty. The incident occurred on April 27 in the village of Gaybaly in the Shusha region. ANAMA employee Elchin Aydin oglu Guliyev, born in Read More …

Yemen’s Houthis damage oil tanker, shoot down US drone

Yemen’s Houthis have damaged an oil tanker and downed another MQ-9 Reaper drone of the United States as they promise more attacks in opposition to Israel’s war on Gaza. The Iran-aligned group’s military spokesman, Yahya Saree, said in his latest Read More …

Ukraine pulls US-provided Abrams tanks from the front lines over Russian drone threats

Ukraine has sidelined U.S.-provided Abrams M1A1 battle tanks for now in its fight against Russia, in part because Russian drone warfare has made it too difficult for them to operate without detection or coming under attack, two U.S. military officials Read More …

Germany: Unexploded WWII bomb to be defused near soccer stadium in Mainz

An unexploded World War II bomb is set to be defused on Friday after it was found near the home of Bundesliga soccer club Mainz 05. A statement from the city of Mainz said the 500-kilogram (1,102-pound) American bomb was Read More …

Texas: Austin HSEM Launches Regional Bomb-Making Materials Awareness Program

Austin’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) is launching a new program in the capital area. The Bomb-Making Materials Awareness Program (BMAP) is a federal bombing prevention program with over 300 participants trained across cities in Texas. Austin HSEM’s Read More …

Syria remains country hardest hit by landmines due to casualties, says UN official

Landmines, explosive remnants of war, and improvised explosive devices continue to cause death and injury, especially around armed conflicts, with one person on average killed every hour, with Syria hit hardest, a UN official said Friday. Christelle Loupforest, who heads Read More …

Balikatan 24: Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training

U.S. Marines with 3rd Explosive Ordnance Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group; 1st EOD Company, 7th ESB, 1st MLG, and service members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines conduct a controlled demolition range during Exercise Balikatan Read More …

Sudanese army says downed three drones targeting Merowe airport

The Sudanese army announced on Saturday that it had shot down three drones that attempted to target Merowe Airport in the northern state. This attack comes 48 hours after the army reported engaging reconnaissance drones in the Umm Bakul area Read More …

UN peacekeepers close base in preparation to leave DR Congo

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has helped in the fight against rebels for more than two decades, has closed one of its key bases as it prepares to leave the Central Read More …

Ukraine is riddled with land mines, drones and Ai can help

Early on a June morning in 2023, my colleagues and I drove down a bumpy dirt road north of Kyiv in Ukraine. The Ukrainian Armed Forces were conducting training exercises nearby, and mortar shells arced through the sky. We arrived Read More …

Israel: Nearly intact Iranian missiles found in the Negev

The IDF made the decision to disclose this information since some missiles successfully struck the Nevatim base, and this was reported abroad. Despite not responding directly to reports of a transport plane being hit in the attack, the IDF did Read More …

Pakistan: Six Frontier Corps personnel injured in Khyber IED blast

Six Frontier Corps personnel were injured in an improvised explosive device attack on a military convoy in Upper Bara here on Wednesday. Security officials in the region said that suspected militants targeted an FC convoy in Enzara area of Upper Read More …

UNMAS Iraq Programme Report 2023

Initially, UNMAS Iraq was supporting stabilization and the restoration of basic infrastructure to enable safe and dignified returns of IDPs to the areas liberated from ISIL. In doing this UNMAS Iraq surveyed 30,567,078 sqm and rendered safe more than 673,041 Read More …