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Nearly 14,000 people living in the eastern Polish city of Lublin have been evacuated after an unexploded bomb was found in the city. Authorities on Thursday told residents to leave their homes on Friday and make their way to a Read More …
It’s a small thought that many people might have had at some point – ‘that bag’s been left alone a while’ – out in a public space. For the Air Force explosive ordnance disposal team, it calls for a series Read More …
The Austin Police Department confirmed its Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) unit along with Cedar Park Police and the FBI is conducting a follow-up investigation in Cedar Park Thursday in connection to Wednesday’s car explosion incident at St. David’s Medical Center. Read More …
FORT BELVOIR, Va. – U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians are helping the Army improve state-of-the-art combat helmets to better protect them on high-stakes missions. EOD technicians from the 55th Ordnance Company (EOD) are working with Program Executive Office Soldier Read More …
Around 13,000 people have been told to temporarily leave their homes in the western German city of Düsseldorf after a Second World War-era US bomb was found, firefighters said Monday. The one-ton United States-made bomb was to be defused overnight Read More …
Around 80 people were evacuated and a bomb disposal team called in after “hazardous material” was found in a flat in east Glasgow, Police Scotland said. Police arrived at the flat in Shettleston shortly after 5pm on Monday and remained Read More …
A 43-year-old man has been charged with creating a bomb hoax after a police centre and nearby homes were evacuated. Police said the Army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit (EOD) was called to Patchway Police Centre shortly after 17.00 BST on Read More …
In a muddy field in Flanders, in northern Belgium, there are signs of a recent harvest along its edge — raw potatoes here and there. But toward the back of the field, members of DOVO, the Belgian military’s bomb disposal Read More …
Two soldiers embraced martyrdom and three others sustained injuries in a militant attack in Tirah valley of district Khyber. Though there was no official word about the incident till filing of this report, local sources said that a mobile bomb Read More …
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an explosive device found this morning. A Sheriff’s Deputy found the device on a road in Springville. Sheriff’s vehicles blocked Secrist Road from Crystal Creek Road to Campbell Road while Cedar Rapids bomb Read More …
COCKEYSVILLE, Md. – The U.S. Department of Defense’s premier all hazards command hosted the inaugural Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Forum to mark the contributions made by joint service CBRNE personnel around the world. The 20th CBRNE Command Read More …
Ukrainian rescue workers have received a batch of aid for underwater mine clearance from Estonia. The report says that Estonian rescue workers delivered 90 metal detectors and four specialised vehicles to their Ukrainian counterparts from Mykolaiv on 1 August. Read Read More …
Awarding authority: MRMP-N/P – Direction Générale Material Resources – Division Marchés Publics – Section Naval Systems – Sous-section Programmes Title: acquisition de six (6) véhicules télécommandés (ROV) pour la capacité VSM (Very Shallow Water) et le service de neutralisation des Read More …
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. – The 5th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight hosted Operation Frozen Peanut here, July 24-28. Operation Frozen Peanut is a routine exercise designed to test EOD capabilities, procedures, and readiness in the event Read More …
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Explosive Ordnance Disposal is one of the most dangerous jobs in the military. As technology advances, so do the explosives used to fight wars. This means that the experts have to stay one step Read More …
The Ugandan peacekeeping troops have embarked on demining and clearing unexploded ordnances in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit of Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) Contingent is clearing unexploded ordnances from several Read More …
Türkiye’s Naval Forces Command detected at least 28 unexploded artillery shells in the Black Sea, local authorities in Istanbul said Monday. Investigations conducted by the underwater defense forces revealed that the objects were unexploded artillery shells, the governor’s office said Read More …
Several residential streets were evacuated after a man told the police about a suspected World War Two bomb he had brought home to his garden. Rob Parkin, from Rachub, Gwynedd, discovered what he thought was a mortar at a quarry Read More …
A controlled explosion has been carried out by Royal Navy divers off the north coast of Guernsey. Police said what was thought to be “an airdropped weapon” from World War Two was detonated at 10:15 BST. It said the device Read More …
Ukraine’s allies have committed to allocating $244 million and providing special equipment for the purpose of humanitarian mine clearance, First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Tuesday. She said the donors included the United States, European Union, Japan, Germany, Read More …