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Declassified images from U.S. military satellites are helping find forgotten mine fields in Cambodia. From the late 1960s almost until the end of the 1990s, a bloody war between communist groups and democracy defenders raged, with a few short breaks, Read More …
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 Read More …
On Wednesday, the General Directorate for Mine Affairs in Duhok province announced the removal and detonation of over 500 landmines. The Directorate’s Media Official, Reger Besfki, told Shafaq News that a mine and ordnance removal team successfully conducted an operation in Read More …
Throughout most of Bié province, the soil is fertile and water sources are widely accessible, but where mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) are present, use of the land is severely limited. From 1983 to 1985, mines and other explosive items Read More …
On 31 August, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team from Mount Pleasant Complex (MPC) in the Falkland Islands were tasked to Cape Pembroke, North of Stanley Airport, for a possible landmine found by two serving soldiers from MPC. Upon contacting Read More …
While drones, electronic warfare, and artillery have played significant roles throughout the Russia-Ukraine war, many battlefield outcomes have been decided by a different technology: mines. As Western-provided ammunition starts to arrive at the Ukrainian frontlines, the 10,000 Remote Anti-Armor Mine Read More …
The Pentagon on Wednesday announced a new $1 billion package of arms for Ukraine, which includes badly needed artillery rounds, munitions for U.S. donated M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS and air defense systems. At the same time, Read More …
New video footage of one of the US-supplied Ukrainian Abrams M1 tanks damaged on the battlefield has appeared on the web. The footage was captured by the body camera of a Russian soldier from a reconnaissance group. Some claim that Read More …
Another US-supplied M1 Abrams tank to Ukraine is on fire. New video footage from the battlefield reveals the abandoned tank. Judging by the drone footage, this Abrams appears to be the most severely damaged so far. This is either the Read More …
Drone warfare in Ukraine is one of the war’s most rapidly evolving elements with considerable innovation and improvisation. In recent weeks several videos have been shared showing large drones dropping TM-62 anti-tank mines. The first video shared on 3 September Read More …