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The Philippine Army (PA)’s capability to detect and clear mines or improvised explosive device (IED) got a much-needed boost after it received two vehicle-mounted mine detectors (VMMD) early this month. In a statement Wednesday, Army spokesperson Col. Xerxes Trinidad said Read More …
Explosive ordnance disposal technicians within 71st Ordnance group had the opportunity to hone their skills and master their craft during Raven’s Challenge at Camp Gruber, Oklahoma, April 4-April 8, 2022. 1st Lt. Ian Roxas, an EOD officer with 764th Ordnance Read More …
On April 11, employees of the pyrotechnic unit of the Interregional Rapid Response Center of the SES (Romny) carried out work on the disposal of 61 explosive objects, including shrapnel combat elements from SMERCH multiple launch rocket systems, the combat Read More …
There are 1,504 trained deminers in the framework of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) and plans are underway to add another 100 more next year, said Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) director-general Heng Ratana. In thanking the government and Read More …
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said they are investigating after a device that was “intentionally designed” to look like an explosive was found in uptown Charlotte Sunday. Investigators said they rendered it safe. CMPD said it received a call about a suspicious package Read More …
Police confirmed that the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit arrived at an address on Lennox Gardens on Tuesday afternoon following an earlier incident. They have now left the area but police officers are expected to remain for another couple of Read More …
The Ukrainian men (and one dog) risking their lives to remove explosives from the battlefield as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters a new phase. Piles of unexploded ordnance, including 120-millimeter mortar shells, and the frame of a cluster bomb Read More …
The explosive ordnance disposal team from Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, disarms an improvised explosive device by using an explosive tool mounted to their robot. The EOD team competed against seven other teams from bases across the region at the Read More …
An unexploded bomb is a terrible threat, and the Air Force is investing in armored vehicles with powerful lasers and robot arms to safely clear them off runways. In February, the service branch announced that in the fall of 2022 Read More …
On March 22, a construction crew in Germany found an unexploded bomb in Essen, Germany, decades after it had been dropped during World War II. The area was evacuated, including part of a nearby hospital and a home for seniors. Read More …
FORT SILL, Oklahoma – U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Soldiers trained for long-range explosive clearance missions with snipers from an FBI SWAT team. FBI snipers from the FBI Office in Stillwater, Oklahoma, helped Soldiers from the 761st Ordnance Company (EOD) Read More …
In Chernihiv region, work to clear roads is underway, local residents should refrain from traveling around the region, head of Chernihiv regional military administration Viacheslav Chaus reported. “We have a lot of work and a lot of mined roads, a Read More …
In the latest raid, the West Bengal Police Sunday recovered crude bombs in a pit in the Bogtui village, Rampurhat of Birbhum district, news agency ANI reported. Reportedly, bombs were recovered and diffused by the CID West Bengal Bomb Squad Read More …
The Philippine Army (PA) and the United States Army Pacific (USARPAC) have enhanced their capabilities in responding to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats and improvised explosive devices (IED) during the ongoing Balikatan Exercises held in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Read More …
The Kaduna Police Command said it on Thursday diffused an improvised Explosives’ Device in , Igabi Local Government Area of the Kaduna Metropolis. The police spokesperson Muhammed Jalige said the IED was planted in the area by yet to be Read More …
Service members of the US Military partnered with their Bangladeshi counterparts to participate in the Tiger Lightning 2022 (TL22) training exercise from March 19-31 at Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operations Training (BIPSOT). Members of the 5th Security Force Assistance Read More …
The Head of the National Police of Ukraine Ihor Klymenko said that emergency teams have been neutralising various types of unexploded ordnance every day. According to Klymenko “Only on the territory of Kyiv and Kyiv region, specialists of the National Read More …
Bomb disposal experts have carried out a controlled explosion in a village where dozens of World War Two grenades were discovered in a garden by builders. ITV News Anglia was on the scene as the explosion rocked the quiet village Read More …
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland – A U.S. Army civilian was recognized for helping to keep the U.S. Department of Defense’s premier all hazards formation mission ready. William C. Hart was named the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command’s Read More …
The Annual Africa C-IED Steering Committee conference is currently underway at the Humanitarian Peace Support School (HPSS) in Nairobi, Kenya. The 3 day conference has been sponsored by the UK and US, and has participants attending from over 21 mainly Read More …