U.S. Department of State Provides 600 Million Rupees for Mine Clearance

A delegation from the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement visited Sri Lanka from October 8 to 12, 2018 to observe U.S.-funded demining activities and meet with some of the beneficiaries of these projects. The projects Read More …

Outcry as a quarter of all hero military dogs are put down for being ‘unfit for service’

Dozens of military dogs were put down last year after they were found to be unfit for service. A total of 41 were euthanised when they could no longer perform the demanding roles they were trained for. The dogs were Read More …

11 of a family including a woman and children killed in Nangarhar IED blast

At least eleven people, all belonging to a single family, were killed in an explosion triggered by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The incident has taken place in the vicinity of Mamand Dara area Read More …

Controlled explosion takes place after World War Two explosive device found in Tewkesbury

Bomb disposal experts were called after a Second World War-era explosive device was fished out of a river in Tewkesbury. Officers from Gloucestershire Constabulary were called after Aaron Lewis from Cheltenham discovered the device while he was magnet fishing along the River Severn at Lower Read More …

Seven soldiers injured in IED explosion in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district

Seven soldiers were injured when militants triggered an improvised explosive device (IED) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said on Friday. The explosion took place when an armoured Army vehicle was passing through the Tahab area at around 9.30 Read More …

UNMAS supports UK DFID delegation visit to Mosul

The presence of explosive hazards, including improvised explosive devices in areas liberated from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), will continue to impede security and stability efforts as well as development initiatives until these are cleared and Read More …

Crimea college hit by deadly bomb blast in terror attack

At least 10 people have been killed and many more wounded in a bomb explosion at a college in Crimea that one witness told local television also involved an attack by at least one armed gunman. The Russian national anti-terrorism committee, a Read More …

US Marines Train Moroccan Military to De-Mine

US Marines have conducted a Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) level 2 training for Moroccan military officers to enhance Morocco’s demining capabilities. US Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa (SPMAGTF-CR-AF) trained officers of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR) on “how Read More …

Military and police conduct counter-explosive training during Ontario exercise

Exercise Ardent Defender staged two counter-explosive threat scenarios in Meaford, ON, on October 10 and 11 as police and military personnel from a number of organizations tested their skills in dealing with explosive threats. One scenario involved a vehicle-borne improvised Read More …

Hungary increases its scientific cooperation with NATO

Scientists and other experts from NATO and Hungary discussed future projects of cooperation at the NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme Information Day held in Budapest on 11 October 2018. Hungary is currently leading an SPS project in Read More …

741st Ordnance Company (EOD) Team of the Year Competition

The sun edged over the horizon while teams from the 741st Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) were busy responding to calls of improvised explosive devices, unexploded ordnance, and chemical hazards. They had been awake since midnight, rudely awoken to put Read More …