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SHAW AIR FOCE BASE, S.C. — There is something to be said for the explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) community across the military. Among the stories and seasoned jokes from time spent downrange, an uncanny amount of shoppette hot dogs, and the Read More …
An unexploded 1,000-pound bomb leftover from the Korean War was partially dismantled and removed from a construction site last week south of Seoul, a South Korean air force spokesman said. The AN-M65 general-purpose bomb from the 1950-53 conflict was discovered Read More …
Devon locals directly affected by the fallout of a bomb discovery say they have been left angry, exhausted and in despair at the way they feel they have been left to fend for themselves. The discovery of a 500kg Second Read More …
FORT SILL, Okla. – U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians demonstrated flexibility, ingenuity and resourcefulness during a recent response to a lodged round in a M109A6 Paladin howitzer on Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Army EOD Soldiers, from the 761st Ordnance Company Read More …
More than 700 people were evacuated on Wednesday after an unexploded bomb from World War II was found in the northern Polish city of Elbląg. The city’s Old Town area was shut down as the bomb was removed and taken Read More …
A “metal pipe bomb” was discovered at a New Lynn reserve this afternoon, prompting a response from police and the New Zealand Defence Force. Police said a person found a small homemade explosive device in a reserve near their home Read More …
At around 11pm on Monday the Tweemontstraat, near to the Sportpaleis events centre was shaken by an explosion. At least 5 houses were damaged in the blast. A parked car also sustained damage in the explosion. A local resident told Read More …
An explosion at the bomb disposal office of the East Java Regional Police Mobile Brigade’s (Brimob’s) Gegana Detachment here on Monday left ten officers injured, Chief of the East Java Police Inspector General Imam Sugianto said. “I affirmed that there Read More …
Police said an item of unexploded ordnance found by a member of the pubic on a Cornwall beach has been made safe. Devon and Cornwall Police said they were called at about 11:15 GMT on Sunday to Widemouth Bay in Read More …
The unexploded ordnance (UXO) on the seabed off Northwest Europe poses a hazard to offshore developments such as windfarms. The traditional removal method is through high-order detonation of a donor explosive charge placed adjacent to the UXO, which poses a Read More …
On 28 February, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine received a report of an explosive item found in a field in one of the settlements of Zaporizhzhia Oblast on its emergency number. Upon arrival at the scene, bomb disposal experts Read More …
Law enforcement agencies on Wednesday conducted a simulation exercise of a bomb threat scenario at the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) administration building in this capital city of Negros Oriental to test their readiness and response capabilities. Police Chief Master Sgt. Read More …
The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) successfully neutralised a large US air-dropped bomb in Kampong Cham province on February 27. The 340kg bomb, identified as an M117 US general purpose bomb, was defused by CMAC operatives, in a carefully planned Read More …
FORT LIBERTY, N.C. – U.S. Army Airborne Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians supported Military Working Dog training on Fort Liberty, North Carolina. EOD technicians from the 722nd Ordnance Company (EOD) trained with Military Working Dog teams from the 555th MWD Detachment. Read More …
Green Bay, WI – February 27, 2024 – SharpLogixx, LLC, a leading provider of advanced imaging solutions, proudly announces a significant milestone in its ongoing partnership with the U.S. Army. With unwavering commitment to excellence and innovation, SharpLogixx has successfully Read More …
The 22nd Chinese Peacekeeping Troops to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were invited to an exchange activity with the French battalion, which also undertakes the peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, on February 26. During the event, the engineering Read More …
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that Irish de-mining equipment has arrived in Ukraine in the past few weeks and Ireland was helping Ukraine to use it. A Government spokesperson said that two mine-clearing vehicles, known as mine flail units, had Read More …
A controlled explosion has been carried out in Derby after a device was found in the River Derwent. A 100m cordon was in place and Derwent Street and Exeter Bridge were closed as Derbyshire Police and the bomb squad worked Read More …
Canada will provide critical financial and military support to Ukraine in 2024, including new financial support for Ukraine to meet its balance of payments and budgetary needs and stabilize its economy. This also includes the first year of a new Read More …
A 500kg bomb discovered in the back garden of a residential property in Plymouth, which prompted one of the largest evacuation operations since the end of the Second World War, has been safely removed by bomb disposal experts from the Read More …