Germany: Second World War bomb in Kaiserslautern will be neutralised by controlled explosion

The aerial bomb from the Second World War, which was found on Wednesday at the ACC site in Kaiserslautern, must be blown up. This was announced by the city administration. It was not possible to defuse in situ with the Read More …

India: Drone-dropped IED defused in Moirang

A drone-dropped improvised explosive device (IED) was defused by the security forces at Moirang in Manipur on Tuesday (September 05). The IED was detected by the personnel of Manipur police and security forces in South Manipur on Tuesday (September 05) Read More …

Nerves of Steel: 2023 Air Force Explosive Ordnance Team of the Year

Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technicians undertake some of the Air Force’s most dangerous missions – mitigating the hazards of explosive materials and other weapons. Air Force EOD teams from around the world brought their nerves of steel to Little Rock, Read More …

China: PLA Army to participate in “Pure Homeland-2023” multinational joint demining operation in Cambodia

According to the consensus reached by the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) Experts’ Working Group (EWG) on Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA), the Chinese PLA Army will send a task force to Cambodia for the multinational joint demining operation code-named Read More …

Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal officer tackles new challenges in US Space Force

A senior U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal officer who spent decades tackling one of the most prevalent threats on the modern battlefield has set his sights on a new warfighting domain. U.S. Space Force Col. Dorian C. Hatcher made the Read More …

Joint-Service EOD Training: Operation Solar Flare

ALI AL SALEM AIR BASE, Kuwait — U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians from across Kuwait completed a large-scale detonation during Operation Solar Flare at Udairi Range, Kuwait, Aug. 24, 2023. Solar Flare is Read More …

Ireland: Investigation underway following the discovery of a pipe bomb in Clogherhead

Gardaí are investigating the discovery of a pipe bomb in County Louth. It was found at the front door of a house in the Callystown area of Clogherhead around lunchtime yesterday. A Defence Forces spokesperson has confirmed to LMFM News Read More …

Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Navy Divers Complete Large Scale Exercise 2023

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Navy Divers from EOD Mobile Unit 6 (EODMU 6), Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU 2), and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 12 operated with the United States Navy Read More …

Pennsylvania: Bomb squad personnel attend unexploded ordnance course at Gettysburg Museum

GETTYSBURG, Pa. – U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians joined Federal, state and local bomb squad personnel at a Civil War era unexploded ordnance course at the Gettysburg National Military Park. Around 35 bomb squad personnel Read More …

UK: Teesworks cordoned off as controlled explosion of World War II device underway

A cordon has been put in place as a controlled explosion of a World War II device is underway at the Teesworks site. Cleveland Police have confirmed a 500-metre cordon has been put in place around Teesworks in Redcar today Read More …

Iran: Undetonated munitions kill navy EOD specialist in Gilan province

One explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) specialist of the Iranian Navy was killed, and two others were injured as unexploded munitions went off in a shooting range in northern Iran. In a statement on its website, the Iranian army identified the Read More …

Jammu and Kashmir: Police destroy IED along Jammu-Srinagar national highway

The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday destroyed an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) through a controlled mechanism at Selfie Morh near Ban Toll Plaza along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway. Following specific input that an IED has been planted near Selfie Read More …

One Thing May Save Ukraine From Russia’s Mine Warfare Nightmare: Spider Boots

“Spider boots” may sound like one of the cool magic items you can find in fantasy games, but this specially-designed four-legged footwear exists in real life, and is literally a matter of saving life and limb. A recent news segment Read More …

Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police BDU defuses 361 explosives in six months

The bomb disposal unit (BDU) of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police defused 361 explosives in the first half of this year. Out of the explosives defused, one was suicide jacket, one remote-control bomb, six time devices, 234 were hand grenades and Read More …

ATF hosts explosive training at Ramstein AB

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives held a post-blast training course for U.S. Air Force Airmen and other NATO allies at Ramstein Air Base, Aug. 7-11, 2023. The week-long course trains students in Read More …

Gibraltar: 17th century cannonballs found in construction site

Two cannonballs were found this afternoon on Devil’s Tower Road in a construction site nearby Filomena House. The Royal Gibraltar Police closed off Devil’s Tower Road after a report of a bomb sighting, and the MoD bomb squad attended the Read More …

Russia is expanding its use of landmines in Ukraine but removing them is proving difficult

One of crucial themes of the war in Ukraine has been the adaptation battle between the Ukrainians and Russians. Both sides have learned and adapted their tactics, technology and military organisations in order to improve their battlefield performance. The most Read More …