General Dynamics Land Systems, Saab Barracuda & Thales UK to present at Future Armoured Vehicles Situational Awareness 2020

SMi Reports: Key OEMs and systems integrators will be presenting exclusive briefings on their latest developments at the conference in London, this April This year’s Future Armoured Vehicles Situational Awareness conference, taking place on the 1st-2nd April 2020 in London, Read More …

Army seizes IEDs, bomb-making materials in Maguindanao, Philippines

Government forces on Thursday discovered a hideout of the Islamic State-linked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in Maguindanao and seized explosives and bomb-making components in the area. Acting on a tip from civilians that confirmed Army intelligence information about the Read More …

Afghanistan: 8 Security Incidents Reported on Sixth Day of Reduction in Violence Plan (RIV)

Along with a security incident in Balkh that claimed an Afghan policeman’s life, on the sixth day of the reduction in violence plan (RIV) there was also twin blasts in Kabul, three reported incidents in Herat, and the Taliban claimed Read More …

Why job of clearing Cambodia’s landmines is giving locals the chance to improve their lives

Six years ago, Soy Kossal stepped on a landmine as he walked along a well-trodden path to his fields in Battambang province in northwestern Cambodia. The force blew off his right leg, leaving the 28-year-old part-time carpenter a cripple, with Read More …

NATO EOD Demonstrations and Trials 2020, 23-24 September 2020, Bratislava, Slovakia

Press release by EOD COE The leading theme of the 2020 year’s event is “Technological innovations influencing future EOD and related capabilities” as a challenge for NATO and Partners Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) coming from various EOD and related domains, Read More …

Laos to clear wartime unexploded ordnance from 10,000 hectares of land in 2020

Lao National Regulatory Authority (NRA) for the UXO/Mine Action Sector has set a target on Tuesday to clear and destroy unexploded ordnance (UXO) on 10,000 hectares of land in 2020. The target was reported at the annual meeting of the Read More …