JBSA Explosive Ordnance Disposal Holds Inaugural Joint Field Training Exercise

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-CAMP BULLIS, Texas – Joint Base San Antonio’s 902nd Civil Engineer Squadron and 433rd CES held the inaugural 2023 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Texas Regional Field Training Exercise late last month with members from Dyess Air Force Base’s Read More …

Sri Lanka: Deminers injured in mine blasts

Four deminers were wounded on Saturday due to mine explosions.Police Spokesman, SSP Nihal Thalduwa, told the media that the incident had happened in Mullaitivu. Thalduwa said the deminers had been clearing unexploded mines in the former war zone when two Read More …

UK: World War Two bomb discovered in River Wey near anti-tank obstacles

A Second World War “bomb” was found in Guildford on Sunday morning (October 22) by a group of magnet fishermen who pulled the relic from the River Wey. Police were called to the scene close to Stoke Park and the Read More …

Ukrainian sappers destroy mine washed ashore in Odesa region

In the town of Chornomorsk, Odesa region, military sappers have successfully neutralized a sea mine that washed ashore earlier. The sea mine was discovered in the Chornomosrk Bay on Friday, October 20. Due to a strong storm, the initial controlled Read More …

Robot Range Enhancements Unveiled at the Fall DoD EODT&T Program Board Meeting

Indian Head, Maryland – Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division’s (NSWC IHD) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technology Center (EODTECHCEN) hosted the fall EOD Technology and Technical (EODT&T) Program Board meeting, September 28. Members of the board, comprised of rear Read More …

UK: Second controlled explosion carried out in Union Canal after device found

A second controlled explosion has taken place in the Union Canal after a device was discovered. Police confirmed that an explosive item had been recovered from the waterway in Linlithgow on Sunday. The force said that explosive ordnance disposal officers Read More …

Singapore: A look at SAF’s selection process, training for its bomb disposal experts

When the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) was alerted to a World War II aerial bomb last month, the experts sent to assess the situation had never been involved in such a disposal. But the team of first-timers, comprising regular servicemen Read More …

Cambodia: Vietnam War era U.S. aerial bomb safely removed in Phnom Penh’s suburb

A Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC)’s expert team safely removed a war-left U.S.-made MK-82 aerial bomb from an area in the northwestern suburb of Phnom Penh, a mine clearance chief said. CMAC’s Director-General Heng Ratana said the team discovered the Read More …

UK: WWII bouncing mine found at Devon recycling centre

A Second World War bouncing mine has been found in a Devon recycling centre. Police in Kingsbridge confirmed that the unexploded ordnance was discovered at Torr Quarry earlier today (Saturday October 14). A spokesperson for Kingsbridge Police said the Royal Read More …

Jammu and Kashmir: IED destroyed in Baramulla

A major tragedy was averted by troops on Friday by timely detecting and defusing an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) along the Handwara Baramulla Highway. An army official said a high-powered IED connected with three 10-kilogram LPG Cylinders was spotted by Read More …

Almost €500 million allocated for mine clearance in Ukraine

Ukraine has allocated about €500 million for mine clearance, which will be spent on survey equipment, machinery and equipment for bomb disposal experts. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that taking into account previous support packages, about €500 million have been Read More …

U.S. Army Explosives Forensics Stakeholders Meet to Collaborate on Future Defense Capabilities

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD – The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) recently hosted the first Stakeholder Engagement Day for the Army Explosives Forensics program. This program aims to develop and augment sensor technologies for Read More …

Military divers from Vancouver Island to conduct mine clearance training in South Korea

A team of highly specialized divers from CFB Esquimalt is travelling to South Korea for a training mission. The clearance divers with Fleet Diving Unit Pacific find and dispose of underwater mines. “I don’t think a lot of people realize Read More …

India: Border Security Force recovers bombs, foils major attack plan

Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on Tuesday recovered bombs dumped in a forest in Odisha’s Malkangiri district during an anti-Maoist operation, thus averting a major explosion. The explosives were randomly placed underground reportedly by Maoists to cause extensive casualty at Read More …

Norway to allocate additional $18.5M for mine clearance activities in Ukraine

The Government of Norway will allocate an additional NOK 200 million (about $18.5 million) in funding earmarked for clearance of mines and other explosives in Ukraine. “Clearing mines saves lives and protects civilians, especially children. Mine clearance is also essential to Read More …

Minnesota: Advanced EOD Conventional Course provides confidence and validation

The 148th Fighter Wing Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Flight created and hosted an advanced conventional course for 30 technicians at the Minnesota National Guard’s Camp Ripley Training Center, Little Falls, Minn, Sept. 18-22, 2023. The advanced course focused on the Read More …

UK-led coalition to give Ukraine 100 million pound mine-clearing support package

A British-led group of European countries will provide Ukraine with a 100 million pound ($122.70 million) package to support its armed forces including equipment to clear minefields. Britain’s defence ministry on Wednesday said Ukraine was “now the most mined country Read More …

Ireland: Bomb squad carries out controlled explosion in south Dublin

Dublin residents in the Sandymount / Ringsend area were shocked this evening as army bomb disposal experts and gardaí rushed to the scene of a discovery which required a controlled explosion. A statement from an Garda Síochána this evening said: Read More …