Saudi forces intercept ballistic missiles and drones fired from Yemen

Saudi Arabia has intercepted three ballistic missiles fired from neighbouring Yemen targeting the oil-rich Eastern province, as well as the cities of Najran and Jazan in the south, defence officials claimed. Shrapnel from one of the missiles scattered over the Read More …

Afghanistan: Taliban display suicide vests and IEDs in weapon parade on Afghan state TV

The Taliban has displayed suicide vests and bombs during a weapons parade, while bizarre footage showed its fighters doing combat displays as the group celebrates its conquest of Afghanistan. The chilling weapon parade, broadcast on Afghanistan state television, saw devices Read More …

Cameroon, Nigeria Investigate Arms Traffickers Accused of Supplying Weapons to Separatists

Authorities in Cameroon say weapons traffickers arrested last week in Nigeria have been arming Cameroon’s Anglophone separatists. Cameroon’s military said Thursday that some of the 40 arms traffickers arrested by police in Nigeria last week are regular suppliers of weapons Read More …

Michigan: Kalamazoo police find explosive device during drug investigation

Kalamazoo officers found an improvised explosive device during a drug investigation at a home Monday evening. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety executed a search warrant at the home on Ada Street, near the intersection of Westnedge Avenue, about 5:30 Read More …

Halo Trust resumes Afghanistan explosive clearance work

The largest landmine clearing charity in Afghanistan has struck an agreement with the Taliban to resume its work clearing unexploded munitions. The Halo Trust, which has its headquarters in Scotland, evacuated all its foreign staff last month. It said at Read More …

Bangladesh: Country’s first bomb archive goes online

The country’s first-ever “Bomb Data Centre” is now ready and to provide details of any bomb-like object within moments just analysing its picture. Officials, who are on duty round the clock, will not only help to identify the explosive object Read More …

TSA Adding Almost $200 Million Worth of New X-Ray Security Machines

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced a new $198 million order to procure mid-sized Computed Tomography (CT) x-ray systems for airport checkpoints across the United States. TSA officials revealed on Thursday that it awarded Computed Tomography the massive order of Read More …

Azerbaijan: Over 1,000 mines, munitions defused in Karabakh in Aug 2021

Azerbaijan’s Mine Action Agency has said that in August it defused 1,028 mines and munitions on territories liberated from Armenia’s occupation in the last year’s war. Some 455 anti-personnel and 70 anti-tank mines, as well as 503 unexploded munitions were Read More …

UK announces £500,000 fund to support UNDP to respond to last year’s Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

The UK has provided half a million pounds to help clear landmines in and around Nagorno-Karabakh, to make the area safe, prevent injuries and save lives. the UK has contributed £500,000 to recovery efforts and to help de-mine one of Read More …

U.S. Army EOD technician coordinates training for large scale combat operations

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina – A U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician from the Fort Bragg, North Carolina-based 192nd Ordnance Battalion (EOD) “Renegades” coordinated a large scale combat operations training exercise in support of the Immediate Response Force. Staff Sgt. Read More …

Nagorno Karabakh: First stage of demining Fuzuli-Jabrayil road ends

Azerbaijan has fully completed the first stage of demining the Fuzuli-Jabrayil road, Mine Action Agency Supervisor of Azerbaijan Natig Asadov has said. “We are now in Garghabazari village in Fuzuli region. Here we are clearing from mines the road from Read More …

Philippines: 2 soldiers wounded in Basilan IED blast

Two soldiers were wounded when unidentified men detonated an improvised explosive device near an Army detachment in Lamitan, Basilan yesterday. Cpl. Cyrus Bunda and Pvt. Arny Vember were manning a checkpoint of the 68th Infantry Battalion in Barangay Campo Uno Read More …