Cambodia receives more than $2 million from Germany for demining projects in three provinces

CMAC and Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) will hold a signing ceremony on the “Cooperation Agreement on Humanitarian Mine Action Project in Cambodia” between Heng Ratana, Royal Government Delegate in charge of the Director General of the Cambodian Mine Action Centre, Read More …

‘Iron harvest:’ A Belgian team unearths unexploded ammunition from WWI

In a muddy field in Flanders, in northern Belgium, there are signs of a recent harvest along its edge — raw potatoes here and there. But toward the back of the field, members of DOVO, the Belgian military’s bomb disposal Read More …

Foreign Soldiers Complete Explosive Device Training in Hungary

The International Training Division of the Hungarian Defense Forces’ NCO Academy held a course for Belgian and Bosnia-Herzegovina soldiers in July. The Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) – Train the Trainer course was attended by ten participants from each country. The Read More …

Drone Boat Attacks Tanker Ship Near Kerch Strait

Russian Telegram channels are reporting an attack on the Sig, a Russian tanker ship. The attack reportedly took place some 30 miles west of the bridge, damaging the vessel and causing minor injuries to crew. Vladimir Rogov, a Russian-installed official, Read More …

IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine – Update 177

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts have observed no mines or explosives on the rooftops of Unit 3 and Unit 4 reactor buildings and the turbine halls at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), after having been given access yesterday Read More …

Ukrainian Drone Boat Scores Direct Hit On Russian Warship

A Russian Navy amphibious landing ship appears to have been badly damaged as the result of a Ukrainian drone attack early this morning. Different videos and photos show the apparent attack on the Ropucha class vessel Olenegorsky Gornyak, as well Read More …

Somalia: Al-Shabab launches bomb and gun attack on SNA base near Kenya border

The Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab militants carried out a yet another daring attack in Somalia amidst preparation for final anti-Al-Shabaab push. The Friday morning assault occurred in the vicinity of Dolow near Somalia’s porous border with Kenya, where Al-Shabaab targeted a key Read More …

Iran: A wildfire near Tehran triggers an explosion of mines planted around a high-security prison

A wildfire on the outskirts of Iran’s capital triggered an explosion Friday of mines that had been planted around a high-security prison that houses political prisoners, but there were no injuries, state media reported. The official IRNA news agency said Read More …

Iowa: Explosive device found in Springville roadway

The Linn County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an explosive device found this morning. A Sheriff’s Deputy found the device on a road in Springville. Sheriff’s vehicles blocked Secrist Road from Crystal Creek Road to Campbell Road while Cedar Rapids bomb Read More …

Premier all hazards command hosts inaugural National Capital Region Joint CBRNE Forum

COCKEYSVILLE, Md. – The U.S. Department of Defense’s premier all hazards command hosted the inaugural Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Forum to mark the contributions made by joint service CBRNE personnel around the world. The 20th CBRNE Command Read More …

Northern Ireland: ‘Reckless’ east Belfast pipe bomb condemned

There’s been widespread condemnation after a pipe bomb exploded in east Belfast last night. No one was injured when the device went off close to houses in Hyndford Street. Police responded to a report of a loud bang near an Read More …

Israel: IDF uncovers bomb factory in Jenin

Israeli forces located an explosives workshop in the Jenin refugee camp on Monday containing hundreds of IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) as well as mines intended for use against armored vehicles. The fighters also confiscated radios and military equipment and an Read More …

Indonesia: Police Arrest Two Suspected Militants Sought for Bandung Bombing

Counter-terrorism squad Detachment 88 has arrested two suspected militants wanted for their role in last year’s suicide bombing attack at a police station in Bandung, West Java, a spokesman said on Thursday. The suspects, whose full identities aren’t disclosed, were Read More …

Calls for Sweden to introduce licence system for explosives

More than 100 bombing incidents have happened so far this year, according to the latest police statistics, which is more than the whole of last year. The explosives industry wants tougher regulations around who is allowed to handle explosives, similar Read More …

Estonia delivers aid for underwater mine clearance to Ukraine

Ukrainian rescue workers have received a batch of aid for underwater mine clearance from Estonia. The report says that Estonian rescue workers delivered 90 metal detectors and four specialised vehicles to their Ukrainian counterparts from Mykolaiv on 1 August. Read Read More …

Sweden: Dozens injured after protesters storm Eritrean festival in Stockholm

More than 50 people have been injured and dozens detained in Stockholm after opponents of the Eritrean government stormed an event in the Swedish capital organised by regime supporters. About 1,000 anti-government demonstrators who had been authorised to hold a Read More …

Belgium: EOD DOVO is looking to acquire six ROVs for explosive ordnance disposal service

Awarding authority: MRMP-N/P – Direction Générale Material Resources – Division Marchés Publics – Section Naval Systems – Sous-section Programmes Title: acquisition de six (6) véhicules télécommandés (ROV) pour la capacité VSM (Very Shallow Water) et le service de neutralisation des Read More …

Ukraine will produce its own mine clearance machines

In Ukraine, a machine for preparing the soil for mine clearance was certified. The manufacturer received a certificate of conformity and a declaration of conformity, which allows establishing its production and using it for mine clearance of territories. This was Read More …