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- U.S. DOD Developing CHAPPIE for CBRN Defense
November 7, 2024
The Department of Defense has introduced CHAPPIE, a quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicle, or QUGV, being developed for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear—a.k.a. CBRN—field operations. The U.S. Space Force said Tuesday CHAPPIE ...
- The European Union and Cambodia standing together for a mine-free future
November 7, 2024
Cambodia is at peace today, but for 40,000 Cambodian amputees, the past wars are still with them every day, visible on their bodies. Mobility, dignity, family and economic integration are ...
- Pakistan: Conflicting reports of ‘operation’ near Pakistan-Iran border
November 7, 2024
Conflicting reports emerged about a cross-border operation, conducted by Iranian forces in the Sistan and Balochistan province, with Iranian officials claiming the targets were Afghan-Tajik militants, while other sources suggest ...
- IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine – Update 258
November 7, 2024
A new expert team from the International Atomic Energy Agency crossed the frontline this week to travel to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), replacing colleagues who have been monitoring ...
- Kansas: Newton police find illegal explosives, one arrested
November 6, 2024
Newton police have taken an unidentified person into custody after finding dozens of illegal explosives in the garage of a home. Police said a suspect fled from a North Newton Police ...
- Kenya: Security forces destroy two al-Shabab camps in border region
November 6, 2024
Kenya’s counter-terrorism police unit said its special forces carried out intelligence-led operations on the border with Somalia, destroying two al-Shabab makeshift camps. It said the operation, carried out by the Special ...
- 301st EOD Team Enhances Readiness with Training
November 6, 2024
NAS JRB FORT WORTH, TEXAS—The 301st Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team conducted training at the EOD range located on Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB) Fort Worth. The ...
- Nigeria: Two Suspected IPOB/ESN Members Killed In Imo Market IED Explosion
November 6, 2024
Two suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militia arm Eastern Security Network (ESN) have been reportedly killed in an accidental explosion of an Improvised Explosive ...
- Ukraine’s Modified Sport Plane Drone Strikes Russian Naval Base 700 Miles from Front Lines
November 6, 2024
A modified Aeroprakt A-22 sport plane, converted into a long-range drone and carrying explosives, struck Russian naval vessels at a Caspian Fleet base in Kaspiysk, Dagestan – approximately 700 miles ...
- Northern Ireland: Viable pipe bomb thrown through elderly couple’s window in Derry
November 6, 2024
In a statement Detective Sergeant Mark Gingell said: “Police received a report at around 7.30 pm that an object had been thrown at a house in the area. “Officers attended and ...
- UK: Explosive found in car in Bootle safely detonated
November 5, 2024
A suspected grenade found in the boot of a car has been detonated by an Army explosives team. Merseyside Police called in the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit after the discovery on ...
- Northern Ireland: Residents evacuated from homes in Co Tyrone over ‘suspicious object’
November 5, 2024
Residents have been evacuated from their homes in Co Tyrone over the discovery of a suspicious object, described by an MLA as “an improvsied explosive device.” The incident in the Maplebrook ...
- The Estonian Navy, Together with Allies, Hunts for Historical Explosives in Estonian Waters
November 5, 2024
On October 4th, the Estonian Navy, together with NATO’s Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1), began a ten-day mine clearance operation in Estonian waters. During this operation, the Estonian ...
- UK: Two new cases of Clade lb mpox detected
November 5, 2024
Two new cases of a strain of mpox that is thought to be more transmissable have been detected in the UK, the Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. This brings the ...
- Lao children the most common victims of unexploded ordnance accidents, statistics reveal
November 5, 2024
More than 60 percent of the people who were injured or killed this year when unexploded forms of munition were accidentally detonated were children, officials reported at a meeting held ...
- Greece: Police arrest third suspect over bombing as minister warns of new generation of extremists
November 4, 2024
Greek police arrested a third suspect Monday in connection with an explosion in central Athens last week that authorities have blamed on an alleged aspiring domestic extremist group. The 30-year-old woman ...
- Tennessee: Man charged after allegedly trying to blow up a power substation with a drone
November 4, 2024
A man has been charged after allegedly trying to blow up a Tennessee power substation as part of a white supremacist plot to upend American society, another potential instance of ...
- German foreign minister announces €200 million in winter aid for Ukraine
November 4, 2024
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock announced the allocation of €200 million in additional winter aid to Ukraine during a visit to Kyiv on Monday, 4 November. The €200 million will be ...
- UN: 444 million square meters in Libya still contaminated with mines, war remnants
November 4, 2024
The United Nations (UN) has emphasized that Libya faces major challenges related to mines and war remnants, which threaten the lives of civilians and hinder development, and that getting rid ...
- Ukraine receives 500 pickup trucks and mine detection vehicles from Lithuania
November 4, 2024
Ukraine received 230 pickup trucks and 240 mine detection vehicles from the Lithuanian-led demining coalition. Ukraine’s Defence Minister Rustem Umierov on Telegram. The transfer of demining equipment took place during the ...
- Somalia: Mortar attack at Mogadishu airport claims lives of 2 African Union soldiers, injures another
November 4, 2024
Two soldiers from the African Union peacekeeping mission were killed and another was injured following a mortar attack inside the perimeter of Mogadishu’s international airport. The airport compound houses the African ...
- Nigeria: Landmine explosions kill seven in Borno
November 3, 2024
At least seven loggers were reportedly killed and several others injured after their vehicle hit landmines in Konduga Local Government Area, Borno State, on Saturday. The incident took place around ...
- Milipol Qatar 2024 Successfully Concludes with Historic Milestones
November 3, 2024
More than 14,500 visitors and 360 official delegates attend 15th Milipol Qatar edition QAR 842 million worth of deals signed on event sidelines Milipol Qatar 2026 scheduled for 20-22 October 2026 Doha, Qatar ...
- Colombia: Three dissidents dead and two police officers injured after bomb attack in Guapi, Cauca
November 2, 2024
A strong explosion in Guapi, Cauca, which was part of an attack by FARC dissidents against the police station, left three dissidents dead, two policemen injured and a part of ...
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