Mexican cartels using Ukrainian frontline to learn more about drone warfare

Mexican cartel operatives are understood to have joined Ukraine’s frontline so that they can learn advanced drone training to deploy against rivals and US security forces back in their homeland. Ukraine’s counterintelligence service confirmed it was currently investigating the potential Read More …

Hawaii: Maui police call in bomb squad to assess ordnance found off Pūlehu Road

The Maui Police Department called in the Hawaiʻi Inter-Island Bomb Squad to assess reports of possible military ordnance found off of Pūlehu Road, Wednesday afternoon. The device was found on July 30, 2025, about a quarter mile mauka of the Read More …

Poland strengthens army with order for 25 US mine-clearing armored vehicles

Poland has signed a $115 million (€100 mln) deal for 25 US armored vehicles used for clearing minefields and fortifications, the Polish defense ministry has said. The purchase of the M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicles (ABV), signed on Thursday, is tied Read More …

Thai air force debunks Cambodian bomb claim

An old bomb found in a border community in Cambodia and dug up from underground was not dropped from a Thai plane during the recent clashes, the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) said on Thursday. The Phnom Penh Post on Read More …

Pakistan: Four family members injured after mortar shell falls on house in Bajaur

Four members of a family were injured when a mortar shell fell on a house in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district on Thursday, according to the police. Bajaur police spokesperson Israr Salarzai told Dawn.com: “The house of a citizen in Gohati Read More …

Cambodia: CMAC confirms use of Thai MK-84 bombs in recent border war

The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) has confirmed that MK-84 bombs dropped by Thai fighter jets were used during the recent border war between Cambodia and Thailand, following a field investigation by its Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team. Heng Ratana, Read More …

Pakistan: Militants use quadcopter to attack Miryan police station, injuring 6

Militants carried out a drone attack on Miryan police station in Bannu by dropping explosives from a quadcopter, injuring six security personnel, including the CTD SHO. The injured include two army personnel, three CTD officials, and a police constable. The Read More …

Burkina Faso: Militant attack on military base in Dargo kills 50 troops

A deadly assault on a military base in Dargo, northern Burkina Faso, has left around 50 soldiers dead. Local sources told the Associated Press that about 100 militants stormed the base on Monday, killing troops before looting and setting it Read More …

Colombia: School of Military Engineers forges experts in neutralization of explosive threats

Due to the high complexity and indiscriminate use of improvised explosive devices by groups outlaw, the Explosive Devices Management course was created in 2004, giving birth to the MARTE groups. Since then, these specialists have faced environments that exceed the Read More …

Singapore: Fewer than 1 in 5 people noticed suspicious items during Ministry of Home Affairs’s social experiments

More than 2,500 people in Tampines and Bishan walked past a black suitcase and a black car with a concealed number plate, but fewer than 500 of them noticed the suspicious objects. Even fewer of them either intended to or Read More …

Cambodia: CMAC launches emergency response to clear UXOs after ceasefire

In the wake of the ceasefire agreement between Cambodia and Thailand that took effect at midnight on July 28, the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) has received multiple emergency explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) requests from conflict-affected communities, according to CMAC Read More …

Wyoming: Scan of pressure cooker on Casper sidewalk suggested bomb parts

The Casper Police Department says that an initial X-ray scan of a suspicious object left on a Paradise Valley sidewalk on Monday morning revealed “internal components that were consistent with materials used in improvised explosive devices.” Further investigation “did not Read More …

Mexico: Former Jalisco cartel member details use of explosive drones by elite unit ‘Fuerzas Especiales Mencho’

In a recent interview, a former member of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) described the recruitment and training process, as well as the operations within one of the cartel’s elite units that serves Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as Read More …

Nigeria: Troops avert IED attack in Borno

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have successfully thwarted an attempt by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists to plant improvised explosive devices (IEDs) along the strategic Marte–Dikwa road in Borno State. Reportedly the operation was part Read More …

Belarus launches criminal investigation into UAV incident in Minsk

Preliminary findings indicate that on the night of 29 July, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that had been detected by the Defense Ministry and neutralized by electronic warfare systems crashed without detonation in the courtyard of house No. 72 on Read More …

Ukraine: Storm washes sea mine ashore on Odesa coast

Recently, during a storm on the coast of the Odesa region, waves washed a naval mine ashore, and the Ukrainian Navy conducted a controlled detonation, the Telegram channel of Ukrainian military reports. “A dangerous object was washed ashore by the Read More …

Sudan: Three minefields unearthed in and around Khartoum

Sudan’s National Mine Action Centre (NMC) says its action teams have discovered three ‘internationally banned minefields’ planted in and around Khartoum, allegedly by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during their occupation of the area. The director of the centre, Maj Read More …

Going Far, Together: U.S. and UK Collaboration Promotes CBRN Deterrence

Last month, JPEO-CBRND hosted CBRN defense experts from across the U.S. Department of Defense and UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Science, Technology, and Acquisition Forum (C-STAF). This annual bilateral meeting fosters collaboration Read More …

Luke EOD Airmen Earn Air Force Team of the Year Honors

Three Airmen from the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight were recently named the Air Force EOD Team of the Year, earning honors for their skill, precision and unshakable teamwork. U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Frontino, 56th Read More …