UK launches next phase of new munitions and energetics factories

Multiple sites across the UK for new factories to make munitions and military explosives to boost the UK’s warfighting readiness have been identified as the government moves to the next phase of building the factories of the future. In a Read More …

Ukraine: Explosion at Ukrposhta sorting center in Kyiv, police detain suspect

Police have detained a man involved in the explosion at one of the sorting centers of Ukrposhta, Ukraine`s National Post, in the Solomianskyi district on October 30. The suspect is a 40-year-old resident of Ternopil who attempted to send ammunition Read More …

Tennessee: Chemical Safety Board to investigate deadly explosion at munitions facility

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board will investigate the explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems near Bucksnort that killed 16 people. “This is one of the deadliest industrial incidents in our country in years,” said Steve Owens, the chairperson Read More …

California: Shrapnel hit 2 CHP vehicles during Marine Corps demonstration at Camp Pendleton

Metal shrapnel from an explosive ordnance fired during the U.S. Marine Corps’ 250th anniversary celebration at Camp Pendleton on Saturday hit two California Highway Patrol vehicles, the agency published in an internal report. The celebration, which included a military exercise Read More …

Russia: Powerful Explosion Rocks Chemical Plant That Manufactures Explosives

A powerful explosion occurred on October 17 at the Avangard chemical plant in the city of Sterlitamak, Republic of Bashkortostan. According to the company’s general director Dmitry Loginov, the incident took place in the plant’s nitro unit. The facility is Read More …

EU Assistance to Ukraine

Over $70 billion in military assistance – ranging from ammunition to air-defense systems, Leopard tanks, and fighter jets. This includes an unprecedented $6.6 billion from the “European Peace Facility,” in addition to bilateral contributions by our Member States. On top Read More …

Tennessee: 19 people dead or missing after massive blast at military explosive plant

Nineteen people are dead or missing after a massive blast obliterated a building at a Tennessee explosives facility on Friday, authorities said — a “mass detonation” so significant that it rattled homes miles away. The early-morning explosion at Accurate Energetic Read More …

DR Congo: UNMAS, KOICA and CCLMA conclude major demining project

The project “Sustainable Mine Action in Support of Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons and Communities Affected by Conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo, funded by KOICA for $6 million USD, and implemented by the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) Read More …

Kenya: KDF thwarted al Shabaab attack on security installation in Lamu county

Five al Shabaab terrorists killed on Tuesday in an ambush in Lacta Mangai within the expansive Boni Forest, Lamu County, were planning to overrun a security installation, officials said. The operation also resulted in the recovery of significant al Shabaab Read More …

UNODC: Organized crime dynamics in the context of war in Ukraine

Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation in February 2022, the political economy of Ukraine has been profoundly transformed. The aggression affected both licit and illicit trade routes, disrupted criminal organizations, and spawned new forms of informal Read More …

Kentucky: Blue Grass Army Depot chemical weapons plant to be demolished next summer

A safer era for Madison County and the region is just three months away, according to the governor’s top man for overseeing the destruction of chemical weapons previously stored at the Blue Grass Army Depot. Craig Williams, a Berea resident Read More …

Sudanese airstrike hits Darfur airport, killing 40 suspected mercenaries

A Sudanese airstrike hit an airport in the country’s Darfur region controlled by a notorious paramilitary group, destroying a suspected Emirati military aircraft and killing dozens of suspected mercenaries, Sudanese officials and a rebel adviser said Thursday. Wednesday’s strike on Read More …

Japanese WWII destroyer torpedoed by U.S. boats discovered on Pacific seafloor – still armed with munitions

A famed Japanese destroyer sunk by U.S. torpedoes during a pivotal battle in World War II has been discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean more than 80 years after it sank, an exploration team has revealed. The warship Read More …

Pakistan: Two terrorists killed, two arrested in Balochistan’s Duki district

Security forces on Sunday killed two terrorists and apprehended two others during an operation in Balochistan’s Duki district, a statement from the military’s media wing said. The statement, issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said that security forces conducted Read More …

Netherlands: Police arrest eight “sovereign citizens”, seize guns, explosives

Dutch police have arrested eight people suspected of belonging to an “anti-institutional” criminal network that was allegedly preparing to use violence against the authorities. The suspects are so-called “sovereign citizens” — individuals who reject the authority of the state and Read More …

Poland: Containers with arms, ammunition found near Ukraine border

Containers with ammunition and weapons were found in a Polish village near the Ukrainian border, possibly stocks of a private company meant for delivery to Ukraine, Polish authorities said on Wednesday. Private broadcaster TV Republika had earlier reported that eight Read More …

Indonesia: 13 die after ammo explodes during disposal in Garut, West Java

The Indonesian Defence Forces (TNI) on Monday confirmed that 13 people, including four military officers, were killed in an explosion while trying to dispose of expired ammunition in Sagara village, Garut district, West Java. Chief of the TNI’s Information Office, Read More …

India: Security forces foil cross border smuggling bid in Manipur

Security force in Manipur, while foiling yet another bid to smuggle arms and explosives along Indo-Myanmar border, recovered a cache of arms and explosives which included among others, six IEDs. Arms and explosives were found in two gunny bags left Read More …

Ukraine: Defective mortar rounds – defense plant managers detained

In Dnipropetrovsk region, the Security Service of Ukraine, with the assistance of the Ministry of Defense, detained the CEO of a defense plant and his first deputy, who are belived to have supplied the Armed Forces with a batch of Read More …

Northern Ireland: Viable pipe bomb and ammunition recovered by police in Belfast

Viable pipe bomb devices and ammunition were recovered as a north Belfast security alert at Cavehill has ended, police confirmed. The PSNI said the devices have been made safe and taken away for further examination, Shortly after 9:30am, two controlled Read More …