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RAYONG PROVINCE, Thailand — Thousands of servicemembers from the United States, Thailand and partnering countries gathered to participate in the opening ceremonies of the 43rd Annual Cobra Gold exercise, which commenced Tuesday morning in Rayong province, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. Read More …
The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) successfully neutralised a large US air-dropped bomb in Kampong Cham province on February 27. The 340kg bomb, identified as an M117 US general purpose bomb, was defused by CMAC operatives, in a carefully planned Read More …
The Government of Korea today handed over valuable equipment worth over USD 1million, including 20 vehicles, 10 off-road motorbikes, metal detectors, generators, brush cutters, laptops, and IT equipment for 13 newly established Humanitarian Demining teams of Lao People’s Army (Unit Read More …
In Amadi, a village located a few kilometers from South Sudan’s capital, Juba, local communities used to live in fear. Unexploded ordnance—a reminder of past civil wars—littered their ancestral lands making farming impossible and posing risks to women, children, and Read More …
FORT LIBERTY, N.C. – U.S. Army Airborne Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians supported Military Working Dog training on Fort Liberty, North Carolina. EOD technicians from the 722nd Ordnance Company (EOD) trained with Military Working Dog teams from the 555th MWD Detachment. Read More …
The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has pledged over $1.65 million in funding to the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) to support ongoing UXO survey, clearance, and explosive ordnance risk education (EORE) activities in Khammouane province. This funding Read More …
Houthi leaders have denied they have targeted critical underwater sea telecommunication cables, as Yemen’s UN-recognised government warned of an imminent marine environmental disaster if a cargo ship struck by the rebels last week was not quickly rescued. The Rubymar, a Read More …
The Vietnam National Mine Action Center (VNMAC) on February 28 held a meeting with representatives of embassies of countries, international organisations, and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to celebrate its 10th founding anniversary (March 4, 2014 – 2024). In 2010, the Read More …
Green Bay, WI – February 27, 2024 – SharpLogixx, LLC, a leading provider of advanced imaging solutions, proudly announces a significant milestone in its ongoing partnership with the U.S. Army. With unwavering commitment to excellence and innovation, SharpLogixx has successfully Read More …
Germany is sending equipment and weapons to Ukraine: the new package of military assistance includes 14,000 of 155 mm artillery ammunition, four WISENT 1 mine clearing vehicles; three mobile remote-controlled and protected mine clearance systems; some 250 demining kits, the Read More …
Terrorists have abducted 12 residents and burnt down a healthcare facility in an attack on Monday on Wurma, a community in Kurfi Local Government Area of Katsina State. A police outpost, several houses and vehicles were also burnt down by Read More …
The death toll resulting from an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in Nijgadh municipality-7, Bara, has tragically risen to three. The incident, which occurred on Monday at the Rohit Worship site, claimed the life of its owner, Resham Jarga Magar Read More …
The JA24 exercise, taking place at the Counter Insurgency, Terrorism, and Stability Operations Center (CITSO), draws armed forces from around the globe, including special forces from East and the Horn of Africa. The exercise’s primary goal is to refine the Read More …
The 22nd Chinese Peacekeeping Troops to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were invited to an exchange activity with the French battalion, which also undertakes the peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, on February 26. During the event, the engineering Read More …
A Pakistani national accused by US officials of carrying Iranian-made missile parts to Houthi rebels in Yemen is to remain behind bars awaiting trial. During a detention hearing in a federal court on Tuesday, federal prosecutors charged Muhammad Pahlawan with Read More …
In response to the escalating tension with China, Australia has enhanced its naval capabilities, receiving its first batch of advanced sea mines. This news was delivered by Air Vice Marshal Leon Phillips, the head of the Guided Weapons and Explosive Read More …
The investigation following an explosion or bombing plays a vital role in uncovering the truth about the incident. Criminal justice practitioners often need to build cases and attribute involvement in a crime by locating and using trace amounts of evidence Read More …
A 48-year-old Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) jawan was killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district Sunday afternoon while he was clearing a road to ensure the safe movement of security forces. The force had set Read More …
Detectives from the PSNI’s Serious Crime Branch have arrested three men in connection with an ongoing security alert in the Dungiven area. Police said they have recovered a “viable pipe bomb type device”. The device was found in the Curragh Read More …
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that Irish de-mining equipment has arrived in Ukraine in the past few weeks and Ireland was helping Ukraine to use it. A Government spokesperson said that two mine-clearing vehicles, known as mine flail units, had Read More …