News – February 2025


  • Anti-Tank Mines Relevant, as Seen in Russia-Ukraine War

    February 28, 2025

    The war in Ukraine serves as a stark reminder that the strategic environment can shift rapidly, and policy and military doctrine must adapt accordingly. The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine demonstrates how anti-tank mines can be effectively employed to slow enemy advances, protect key terrain and serve as a potent deterrent against aggression. Both Ukrainians ...

  • Pakistan: Motorcycle blast in Quetta injures 10 including security personnel

    February 28, 2025

    A roadside explosion near Jan Muhammad Road in Balochistan’s Quetta on Friday injured 10 people, including a security personnel, the police said. In a statement, the police said the explosive materials were strapped with a motorcycle. However, the investigation was underway, they added. Earlier in the day, a top official of Darul Uloom Haqqania among six ...

  • DR Congo: 11 killed, 65 injured in explosions after M23 rally in Bukavu

    February 28, 2025

    Several explosions killed at least 11 people and injured 65 others on Thursday in Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), shortly after a political rally in support of the rebel March 23 Movement (M23). The latest casualties were confirmed by Corneille Nangaa, the political leader of the Congo River Alliance, a politico-military ...

  • Israel: Timeline probes October 6, hours leading up to October 7 massacre

    February 28, 2025

    The hours leading up to the October 7 infiltration from Gaza and subsequent attacks provide insight into military failures that led to a slow response that day. The evening of October 6: 9:00 p.m. — The Gaza Division intelligence officer and IDF Southern Command Chief Yaron Finkleman receive notice of the Shin Bet’s seeing Hamas activating ...

  • Pakistan: At least six people including JUI-S leader killed in suicide blast in madressah in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

    February 28, 2025

    At least six people, including JUI-S leader Maulana Hamidul Haq Haqqani, were killed and 15 injured when a suicide blast ripped through the Darul Uloom Haqqania seminary in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Nowshera district, according to officials. The blast tore through the main prayer hall of the madressah as worshippers gathered for Friday prayers, KP Police Inspector General ...

  • 90 CES EOD takes on Operation Wyoming Bullworm

    February 28, 2025

    F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. — Before the sun crests the hill and the billowing of wind begins in earnest, members of the 90th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Demolition team begin to stir and ready themselves for the drive to Camp Guernsey, Wyoming, for a week long exercise called Operation Wyoming Bullworm (OWB) ...

  • Exercise Joint Viking 25: DTRA CBRN and EOD Chemical Warfare Agent Interoperability and Integration Training

    February 27, 2025

    A U.S. Marine Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division participates in a simulated chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear scenario during a Defense Threat Reduction Agency, CBRN and EOD Chemical Warfare Agent Interoperability and Integration training event in preparation of Exercise Joint Viking 25 in Setermoen, Norway, Feb. 28, ...

  • Texas: Midland County Fire Marshal’s discover World War II training bombs

    February 27, 2025

    World War II training bombs were discovered in South Midland County Thursday, according to the Midland County Fire Marshal’s Office. The Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) from the Midland County Fire Marshal’s Office along with the EOD Team with the City of Midland secured the area where the items were found and determined them to be training ...

  • Ukraine needs almost US$30 billion for mine clearance

    February 27, 2025

    Ukraine requires US$29.8 billion to clear the war-affected areas of landmines and other explosive ordnance. Ukraine’s Ministry of Economy, citing an assessment by the Fourth Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA4) conducted by the World Bank, the government of Ukraine, the European Union and the United Nations. The Ministry of Economy has lowered the estimated cost ...

  • Pakistan: Faisalabad, Multan airports to get advanced screening system

    February 27, 2025

    The Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) will instal state-of-the-art explosive detection system (EDS) CT machines along with an advanced baggage handling system at Karachi, Multan, and Faisalabad airports. A spokesperson for the PAA said on Wednesday that the project was being implemented with Japanese grant through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Read more… Source: The Nation News Sign up ...

  • Ukraine: International partners to allocate EUR 700M for demining equipment

    February 27, 2025

    The long-term plan for developing Ukraine’s demining capacity for 2024-2034 includes an allocation of €700 million from partners for equipment procurement. This was discussed at the 11th Meeting of the Demining Capability Coalition in Vilnius, chaired by Lithuania and Iceland, Ukrinform reports, citing the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. At the initiative of Lithuania and Ukraine, ...

  • Indian Army procures critical CBRN defence equipment

    February 26, 2025

    Indian Army has signed a contract for procurement of 223 Automatic Chemical Agent Detection and Alarm (ACADA) systems, under the Buy Indian (IDDM) category. This will give a boost to the government’s Atamnirbharta drive since more than 80 per cent of the components and sub-systems of the equipment will be sourced locally, an official release said. ...

  • Netherlands: Suspects used 200 liters of petrol for Tarwekamp explosion

    February 26, 2025

    Three of the four suspects arrested for the explosion at the Tarwekamp apartment complex will now also be prosecuted for murder or manslaughter and attempted murder or manslaughter. The other suspect is only facing arson charges. The explosion at the Tarwekamp apartment complex in The Hague was set using 200 liters of petrol. This resulted in ...

  • UK: Teenage boy charged with planning terrorist attack

    February 26, 2025

    A 15-year-old boy has been charged with planning a terrorist attack and membership of a banned neo-Nazi group. He is charged with engaging in conduct in preparation for committing acts of terrorism. The boy, from Northumberland, was arrested last week and a property was searched, Counter Terrorism Policing North East said. He is remanded in custody ...

  • Hawaii: Multi-agency training exercise to be held Thursday in Kihei

    February 26, 2025

    The Maui Emergency Management Agency alerts Maui residents and visitors to a multi-agency, full-scale training exercise taking place from 6 a.m. Thursday at Bayer Facility located on Piilani Highway. The 93rd Civil Support Team training will involve MEMA; Maui Fire Department; Maui Police Department; Emergency Medical Services; and the Hawaii National Guard’s 93rd Chemical, Biological, Radiological ...

  • Somalia: UNMAS handover life-saving equipment to counter the persistent threat of improvised explosive devices

    February 26, 2025

    Somalia’s path to self-reliance in national security received a major boost today with the handover of assorted, life-saving equipment to counter the persistent threat of improvised explosive devices (IEDs). “Given the nature of the IED threat here in Somalia, it’s essential that we sustain the capabilities of the national security forces and particularly so, now that ...

  • Colorado: Woman with incendiary devices arrested following vandalism at Tesla dealership in Loveland

    February 26, 2025

    A Colorado woman has been arrested after a Tesla dealership in Loveland, Colorado, was vandalized several times, with incendiary devices discovered at the scene, according to a release from the Loveland Police Department on Wednesday. An investigation started January 29 when the first act of vandalism at the local car dealership was reported, followed by a ...

  • Safe Pro and Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, Ukraine’s leading technical university, sign multi-year MoU to collaborate on Artificial Intelligence and Drone Technology

    February 25, 2025

    New Research Collaboration to Focus on Development of New Technologies, Education and Training Programs Incorporating Cutting-Edge AI Technology for Applications Including Demining, Environmental Safety, Agricultural and Rare Earth Geology Projects as well as Infrastructure Reconstruction Press Release  AVENTURA, Fla. & KYIV, Ukraine – Safe Pro Group Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAI) (“Safe Pro” or the “Company”), a leading provider of ...

  • Kenya: KDF soldier killed in IED attack in Elwak, Mandera

    February 25, 2025

    A Kenya Defence Forces soldier was Monday killed after an explosion caused by an improvised Explosive Device in Elwak, Mandera County. Four other soldiers were left with serious injuries following the attack near Lafey junction, officials said. The attack was the second one in less than 24 hours following Sunday’s where a four-wheel drive car was ...

  • Colombia: 17 hurt in explosion in Morales, as peace talks break down

    February 25, 2025

    An apparent bomb attack in Colombia’s restive southwest wounded 17 people on Monday including three children and two police officers, authorities said, amid growing concern for a fragile peace process. A device, probably a bomb attached to a motorcycle, exploded outside a police station in the town of Morales, Octavio Guzman, governor of the Cauca department, ...

  • UK hikes defense spending to 2.5 percent by cutting aid

    February 25, 2025

    The United Kingdom will increase defense spending to 2.5 percent of GDP from 2027 by cutting the international development budget, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday. Starmer was speaking ahead of his visit to Washington, D.C. to meet United States President Donald Trump later this week. The government pledged to reach 2.5 percent spending on defense ...

  • Syria: New Druze military organization announced in Suwayda

    February 25, 2025

    A new military organization was announced by Druze militias in the southern Syrian province of Suwayda, called “The Suwayda Military Council.” During the announcement ceremony, the founders stated that its role would be to protect the Druze communities and guard the border against arms smuggling and infiltration of extremist terrorists. The leader is Tarek al-Shufi, a ...

  • Iraq: Child killed by landmine in Garmian, Kurdistan

    February 25, 2025

    On Tuesday, a seven-year-old child, Hamrin Yadigar, was killed by a landmine explosion while playing in the village of Haji Awadi in the Kifri district, Garmian, Iraqi Kurdistan, a local source reported. According to the source, emergency services swiftly reached the scene to secure the area and commence an investigation into the explosion’s circumstances. In ...

  • Ukraine to establish AI-assisted demining test site

    February 25, 2025

    Ukraine has begun developing a testing site for the use of artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies in mine action. The Defence Ministry and its partners have identified a location for a testing ground dedicated to demining technologies. Representatives of the Main Directorate of Mine Action, Civil Protection, and Environmental Safety, the United Nations Development Programme, ...