Under the expert guidance of instructors from the CBRN Training Centre, Hungarian CBRN personnel spent five days practicing CBRN actions and procedures for working in contaminated areas.
The practical phase of the training was conducted at the Ravnjak training area, which offers perfect conditions for practicing procedures and protective measures for the detection of chemicals, decontamination of terrain and facilities, and the sampling of toxic chemicals.
By participating in this training course, the Hungarian CBRN specialists broadened their knowledge of toxic chemical agents and protective measures, while also gaining hands-on experience of working in environments contaminated with these substances.
Read more…
Source: Ministry of defence Republic of Serbia
Sign up for the Counter-IED Report Newsletters
The latest news and insights delivered right to your inbox
Related:
- Boko Haram Planning IED Attacks In Maiduguri – Police Warn
March 16, 2018
The Borno state police command has revealed that Boko Haram insurgents are planning to attack Maiduguri, capital of the state, with vehicles primed with improvised explosive device (IED). Ahmed Bello, an assistant commissioner of police, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Bello said the attack was beng coordinated by dislodged Boko Haram from Sambisa forest but ...
- Bombs in the Austin attacks were constructed of readily available materials, officials say
March 16, 2018
The person who is making explosive devices and has left them at three Austin doorsteps is constructing them using common household items that can be easily purchased at hardware stores, potentially making efforts to identify the perpetrator more difficult, law enforcement officials said Thursday. Authorities are trying to identify all the materials used to make the ...
- Two Suicide Bombers Killed in Borno
March 16, 2018
According to This Day Live, the two suicide bombers, both female, were said to have hurriedly detonated the improvised explosive device (IED) strapped on them to avoid being caught alive. This led to their death, while nine other persons were injured. Joseph Kwaji, the spokesman of the Borno State Police Command, while confirmed the incident. Read more… Source: NaijaNews
- 2 killed during land mine clearance training in Cambodia
March 16, 2018
A land mine exploded accidently during clearance training at a military base in western Cambodia, killing two people, including an Australian, and injuring three others, police said. National police said the explosion occurred Thursday in Kampong Speu province when a soldier who was being trained mishandled a decades-old land mine that had been removed from the ground. ...
- IDF retaliates following explosion on northern Gaza border
March 15, 2018
Two explosive devices were detonated close to an army patrol along the border fence with the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday, prompting IDF retaliation against Hamas and Islamic Jihad positions. No IDF soldiers were wounded in the explosions, which took place inside the Hamas-run coastal enclave. Contradictory reports out of Gaza and in Palestinian media said ...
- Peshawar: IEDs, suicide jackets seized
March 15, 2018
The police and security forces recovered suicide jackets and improvised explosive devices in Peshawar and Charsadda areas on Wednesday. In Peshawar, the city police claimed to have recovered two improvised explosive devices and a suicide jacket from the outskirts of the city. SSP operations Javed Iqbal said that two IEDs and a suicide jacket were recovered from ...
- US, Nigerien Troops Kill ISIS Militants 2 Months After Deadly Ambush
March 15, 2018
U.S. forces and partner troops killed 11 Islamic State militants in Niger during a firefight that occurred two months after a deadly ambush, as part of a mission that is only now is coming to light. U.S. Africa Command confirmed Thursday that U.S. troops and Niger government forces were on a Dec. 6 mission in the country’s ...
- Sukma Attack: India Needs To Stop IEDs From Bleeding the CRPF
March 14, 2018
Yesterday, Maoists blew up a mine-protected vehicle (MPV) in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, killing nine Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans and injuring three more. The troops travelling in the vehicle were returning to their camp in Palodi from Kistaram — an area cut off from the rest of the state where the armed insurgents have almost complete control. Organised days after ...
- Cops foil terrorists plot to bomb state buildings, arrest four suspects
March 14, 2018
Four terror suspects arrested in Marsabit last month planned to bomb government and judicial buildings, police boss Joseph Boinnet has said. Boinnet on Wednesday said intelligence reports revealed that the suspects were part of a cell that was planning a major terror attack in Nairobi. “These terrorists were targeting a government and a judicial building to rescue ...
- Palestinian PM Hamdallah survives Gaza explosion
March 13, 2018
The Palestinian Authority says an explosion that hit a convoy carrying Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah was an assassination attempt. Mr Hamdallah escaped unharmed from the attack, which took place as his motorcade entered the Gaza Strip. Several guards were injured and three cars were damaged by the blast. Read more… Source: BBC News.
- Army Reserve Soldiers, Air Force personnel build a partnership
March 13, 2018
The Army Reserve’s only civil support team started building a new working relationship with nearby Air Force military and civilian personnel. The Army Reserve’s 773rd Civil Support Team demonstrated their equipment and shared their capabilities during an interactive display with Air Force first responders and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear specialists in the 786th Civil Engineering ...
- Pioneering New ‘Life-Support System’ Could Save Limbs Of Injured Soldiers
March 13, 2018
A pioneering new technique could help save soldiers’ limbs after battlefield injuries, reducing the need for amputations. Described as a “life-support system for the limb” it provides more time for doctors to attempt to repair the damaged area. The technique was developed by researchers at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow and funded by The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) through the ...
- International Instructors Conduct Counter IED Training
March 12, 2018
BANGLADESH – The final field training event for the Counter IED and EOD training at Exercise Shanti Doot 4 ended the morning of 11 March at the Ordnance Centre and School, Rajendrapur Cantonment, Bangladesh. Shanti Doot 4 is an international United Nations peacekeeping training exercise with over 1,000 participants from more than 30 countries, designed ...
- US Army Promises to Stop Mistreating Veteran Bomb-Sniffing Dogs
March 12, 2018
Imagine the outrage if war heroes returning to the United States were locked up for months in cells with little water, food or human interaction. Yet that’s exactly what happened to many four-legged veterans who saved the lives of countless troops. Some bomb-sniffing military working dogs were left in kennels for as long as 11 months, according to ...
- Japan Pledges $1 Million For Demining Project
March 12, 2018
The Japanese embassy in Kabul on Monday signed agreements with two Afghan companies to start demining areas in Panjshir and Parwan provinces. The embassy will provide over $1 million USD to the companies to fund the project and to establish a veterinary center in Paktia. Officials said the demining project aims to clear over 1.5 million square meters of land. “We hope that our partners spend the money properly ...