- Vidisco Launches New Website: A Revolutionary Digital Experience for X-ray Solutions
October 6, 2024
Vidisco, a leading provider of cutting-edge digital X-ray systems, is excited to announce the launch of its new, redesigned website. This platform has been built with our customers in mind, offering an enhanced user experience that makes it easier than ever to explore our solutions, learn about our technology, and engage with our industry-leading software. Showcasing ...
- Pakistan: Two foreign nationals dead, several injured in explosion near Karachi airport
October 6, 2024
At least two foreign nationals died while 17 others sustained injuries in a huge explosion near Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, with Home Minister Zia Ul Hassan Lanjar suspecting it to be an improvised explosive device (IED) strike. Sources told Geo News that the sound of the explosion was heard in different areas of the city, including ...
- Belgium, U.S. uncover military heritage
October 6, 2024
The history of Chièvres Air Base recently came back to life as U.S. Army Garrison Benelux responded to the discovery and removal of a 1,100-pound unexploded ordnance. The safe and successful response resulted from the collaboration between the garrison and their U.S. mission partners on base, local mayors, the Belgian Federal Police and the Belgian Explosive ...
- Jammu and Kashmir: Army seizes huge cache of weapons, explosives in Poonch
October 6, 2024
The Indian Army’s Romeo Force seized a huge cache of weapons and explosives in the Jhullas area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Saturday. According to the Army officials, a search was launched based on a tip-off and the weapons and explosives were recovered from a suspected terrorist bag. The officials said that the ...
- Nigerian Police Confirm Double Explosions In Rivers State During Council Elections, Recover Explosive Device
October 5, 2024
As tensions heighten in Rivers State over conduct of local government elections, the Rivers State Police Command has confirmed that two explosions rocked the state on Saturday. According to the police, the first explosion took place at the All Progressives Congress (APC) Secretariat along Aba Road, while the second struck the Obio/Akpor Local Government Secretariat, just ...
- Dubai’s Emirates airline bans pagers, walkie-talkies after device attacks in Lebanon
October 5, 2024
Dubai’s Emirates airline has banned pagers and walkie-talkies from its planes, following last month’s attacks on such devices carried by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. “All Passengers travelling on flights to, from or via Dubai are prohibited from transporting pagers and walkie talkies in checked or cabin baggage,” the airline wrote in a statement posted on ...
- Hamas built an underground war machine to ensure its own survival
October 5, 2024
Vowing self-sufficiency, Hamas turned a maze of tunnels in Gaza into weapons factories and well-stocked fortifications. A year after the war began, parts of the group remain deeply entrenched. Many analysts had believed that Hamas was heavily dependent on Iran and had smuggled in large shipments of Iranian-made rockets and missiles while making new ones in ...
- Iraq: Explosion in Kirkuk injures five people
October 5, 2024
Police are investigating an explosion in downtown Kirkuk that injured at least five people on Saturday. “Our forces have arrived in the area and launched an investigation. The explosion in the predominantly Turkmen downtown neighborhood of Musalla was caused by an improvised-explosive device (IED), the unnamed police source said. Read more… Source: RUDAW News Sign up for Counter-IED Report ...
- India: Security forces ramp up operations, seize arms and ammunition in Manipur
October 5, 2024
Security forces in Manipur have intensified search and seizure operations across vulnerable areas of the state as part of ongoing efforts to restore peace and stability. In a major crackdown, forces conducted operations in the fringe and vulnerable areas of both the hill and valley districts, uncovering a significant cache of arms and ammunition. During the ...
- Ireland: Gardaí investigating after suspect explosive device found underneath car in Limerick City
October 4, 2024
Gardai are investigating after a suspect explosive device was found underneath a car in a residential area of Limerick City early this Friday morning (October 4). Locals in the area reported hearing a loud bang as authorities dealt with the device. Gardaí discovered the device underneath a car that was parked outside a house at Pike ...
- Massachusetts: North Andover Man Charged with Possessing Over 30 Firearms and Explosives as a Convicted Felon
October 4, 2024
BOSTON – A North Andover, Mass. man has been charged for allegedly possessing over 30 firearms and explosives as a convicted felon. Daniel Medina, 64, was charged by criminal complaint with unlawful possession of a machine gun, unlawful possession of explosives, and as a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition. Medina is currently in state ...
- Armenia and U.S. conduct CBRN response exercise
October 4, 2024
As part of countering weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), the authorized personnel of the Armenian state administration system participated in a field training implemented in Armenia jointly with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency of the U.S. Department of Defense and coordinated by the office of the Armenian Security Council. The purpose of the exercise was to explore ...
- Nigeria: Militants IED Kills Police officers In Anambra
October 3, 2024
Two police operatives have been killed by an improvised explosive device detonated by unidentified gunmen in Uruagu, a community in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The attackers were said to have launched a surprise attack on the police officers, leading to a fierce gun battle. The assailant then reportedly hurled an IED at ...
- Yemen’s Houthis release video of drone attack on oil tanker in Red Sea
October 3, 2024
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels released footage on October 3 showing an uncrewed surface vessel, or drone boat, striking a ship they described as a “British” oil tanker, the Cordelia Moon, in the Red Sea two days earlier on October 1. A port-side ballast tank on the vessel was damaged in the incident, according to the United ...
- Marburg virus death toll in Rwanda rises to 11 as travellers in Germany test negative
October 3, 2024
Eleven people have died in Rwanda as the African country continues to fight an outbreak of Marburg virus. The Rwandan government said there were 36 confirmed cases of the virus in its latest update, with 25 people in isolation. Two people were also isolated in Germany this week to be tested for the virus after they ...
- Japan: Blast from unexploded ordnance halts flights at Miyazaki airport
October 2, 2024
Miyazaki Airport, located near sites where unexploded ordnance leftover from World War II has been discovered in the past, canceled all flights on Wednesday after a minor explosion created a hole near a taxiway. The transport ministry’s office at Miyazaki Airport confirmed that the explosion was caused by unexploded ordnance, which was later removed by the ...
- Operation Sentinel Samurai: Building Bonds and Defusing Bombs
October 2, 2024
U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians teamed up with U.S. Marine Corps, Polish Land Forces and an observer from the Royal Australian Air Force for Operation Sentinel Samurai, a week-long EOD joint force exercise across Misawa Air Base and Draughon Range showcasing the power of international cooperation Sept. 16-20, 2024. Team Misawa’s regular training ...
- Iraq: ISIS ambush kills four Iraqi soldiers in Kirkuk
October 2, 2024
At least four Iraqi soldiers were killed on Wednesday in a suspected Islamic State (ISIS) ambush in Kirkuk province, the army said, as Baghdad continues to battle jihadist remnants in the country. “At 10:00 am on Wednesday, a force from the 42nd Intelligence Brigade of the 11th Division was ambushed while carrying out a reconnaissance and ...
- Ukraine to receive €22 million worth of mine clearance equipment from Lithuania and Sweden
October 2, 2024
Lithuania and Sweden have agreed to purchase €22 million worth of equipment to support Ukraine’s mine clearance needs. The defence ministry said that the Demining Capability Coalition had agreed to purchase pick-up trucks and lorries for the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the State Special Transport Service of Ukraine. Lithuania is allocating €15 million ...
- First contract for demining of agricultural land under the state program signed in Ukraine
October 2, 2024
The Humanitarian Demining Center has signed the first contract with the winner of the auction for the provision of services for the demining of agricultural land. It is Ukrainian Mine Action Services, a mine action operator that will clear an 86-hectare plot in the Shevchenkivska community of Mykolaiv region. This was announced by First Deputy Prime ...
- Pakistan: Militant attacks drop 7pc, fatalities up in 3rd quarter of 2024
October 2, 2024
While militant attacks dropped by seven per cent in September, the third quarter of 2024 saw a sharp increase in fatalities with 90 per cent surge in violence. These are the crux of two security reports released by Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) and Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS). According to PICSS monthly report, ...
- Iran launches hundreds of rockets into Israel in massive aerial attack
October 1, 2024
Some 180 ballistic missiles were launched onto Israel on Tuesday night by Iran, leading to 1,800 rocket sirens sounding across the country. In a statement given to Israeli media following the attack, the IDF vowed that it would strike forcefully across the Middle East on Tuesday night. A Palestinian worker from Gaza was reportedly killed as ...
- Mark Rutte Takes Office as NATO Secretary General
October 1, 2024
During a special session of the North Atlantic Council, Mr Jens Stoltenberg formally passed the reins to Mr Mark Rutte, who expressed gratitude for the trust placed in him by NATO Allies. “It is a great honour to be here and to take up the position of NATO Secretary General,” he declared. Rutte’s vision for ...
- Israel: Seven murdered in Jaffa terror shooting, many more wounded
October 1, 2024
Seven people were murdered and dozens were wounded in a terrorist shooting attack at a light rail station in Jaffa on Tuesday evening. Six people were taken to Ichilov Medical Center with at least two in critical condition with head wounds and the others moderately to seriously wounded. Twelve wounded, including a child, were transferred to ...
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