Vietnam: Engineering Corps advances science – technology development and digital transformation

“Science – technology development, innovation, and digital transformation” constitute one of the central political missions and breakthroughs of the entire Military today. Grasping that spirit, the Party Committee and Command of the Engineering Corps have focused their leadership and direction Read More …

ADF: Taking mine clearance to the next level

A pair of rockets launch from an M1150 assault breacher vehicle over an anti-tank minefield trailing 110m lines, each covered with 750 kilograms of explosives. A thunderous explosion erupts as the lines detonate, triggering the mines or ejecting them from Read More …

Lebanon: Hezbollah ammunition depot explosion kills 6 soldiers south of Litani

Six Lebanese army soldiers were killed and others wounded in an explosion while inspecting a weapons depot in Majdal Zoun and Wadi Zibqin, Tyre. The victims include four members from the 5th Infantry Brigade and two from the Engineering Regiment. Read More …

Poland strengthens army with order for 25 US mine-clearing armored vehicles

Poland has signed a $115 million (€100 mln) deal for 25 US armored vehicles used for clearing minefields and fortifications, the Polish defense ministry has said. The purchase of the M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicles (ABV), signed on Thursday, is tied Read More …

Colombia: School of Military Engineers forges experts in neutralization of explosive threats

Due to the high complexity and indiscriminate use of improvised explosive devices by groups outlaw, the Explosive Devices Management course was created in 2004, giving birth to the MARTE groups. Since then, these specialists have faced environments that exceed the Read More …

Israel: 7 IDF soldiers killed in Gaza IED attack

Seven Israeli combat engineers, ages 19-21, killed in devastating IED attack in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday when terrorist attached explosive to their armored vehicle, marking one of deadliest incidents for ground forces in recent months. Read More …

Philippines, US troops train on airfield repair, ordnance disposal

Philippine Army (PA) engineers along with their American counterparts have trained together as part of efforts to enhance their capabilities in airfield damage repair (ADR) and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD). In a statement Tuesday, PA spokesperson Col. Louie Dema-ala said Read More …

Rangers take top spot at Best Sapper Competition for fourth Army-wide win this year

The 2025 Best Sapper Competition ended with a two-man team of Army Rangers coming in first, and in so doing, completing a near-sweep of major Army combat contests in 2025 by the elite unit, but it started with a jolt. Read More …

Israel: How IDF engineering tech is saving soldiers lives before getting to the battlefield

As the IDF continues its operations, the IDF’s combat engineers are quietly revolutionizing the battlefield with technology designed to save lives before combat even begins, the IDF announced in a statement on Sunday. During the operations, the troops face a Read More …

Lebanon: Chinese peacekeepers to help South Korean counterparts neutralize expired high explosive ammunition

Recently, the 23rd Chinese peacekeeping multi-role engineering company to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) dispatched an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team to help the South Korean peacekeeping troops neutralize expired high explosive ammunition, thereby eliminating security risks Read More …

Russian sappers conducting demining operations in 36 settlements in Kursk Region

Sappers are conducting demining operations in 36 liberated settlements within the Kursk Region. Currently, approximately 19,000 hectares of land, over 370 kilometers of roads, and more than 6,700 buildings and structures have been cleared of explosives, according to Alexander Khinshtein, Read More …

Israel carrying out mine-clearing operation near Syria border

The Defense Ministry says it is carrying out activities to clear explosives from an area of the Golan Heights near the Syrian border today. Crews are being deployed to areas around the community of Ein Zivan to clear mines and Read More …

Russia claims Ukraine set 1M mines to bar advance in South

On February 28, 2025, Vladimir Rogov, chairman of the Commission on Sovereignty, Patriotic Projects, and Veteran Support within Russia’s Public Chamber claimed that Ukraine’s armed forces have laid over 1 million mines across a 20-kilometer stretch of the front line Read More …

Ukraine: International partners to allocate EUR 700M for demining equipment

The long-term plan for developing Ukraine’s demining capacity for 2024-2034 includes an allocation of €700 million from partners for equipment procurement. This was discussed at the 11th Meeting of the Demining Capability Coalition in Vilnius, chaired by Lithuania and Iceland, Read More …

Virginia National Guard Engineers conduct mine detection and clearance training during Arctic Forge 25

Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the West Point-based 237th Engineer Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group conduct a mine detection and clearance training with the Finnish Army’s Karelia Brigade during Exercise Arctic Forge 21, Feb. 24, Read More …

Israel: IDF strikes terrorists planting IEDs in Jenin

The IDF eliminated a terrorist cell in Jenin on Tuesday as they were planting explosive devices in Jenin. The attack was carried out with drones as part of Israel’s counter-terrorism Iron Wall operation in the West Bank. The Palestinian Authority’s Health Read More …

Israel: 10 IDF soldiers injured from explosion during weapons display

Three IDF soldiers were moderately injured, and seven others sustained light injuries on Wednesday night when a weapon exploded during a training exercise at the Engineering Corps Training Base in the Negev, the IDF announced on Thursday. The injured soldiers Read More …

Israel: IDF’s Yahalom Unit dismantles Hamas underground weapons facility in Gaza

IDF soldiers from the Yahalom Unit uncovered and dismantled an underground tunnel system that housed Hamas weapons manufacturing infrastructure in central Gaza, the military reported Saturday evening. According to the military’s statement, the underground structure contained multiple tunnels that were Read More …

Vietnam and India’s engineers coordinate mine clearance to ensure peacekeeping forces

Engineer forces of Vietnam and India have coordinated together to practice clearing mines and explosives, ensuring safety for United Nations peacekeeping forces. This is the main content of the exercise situation that the engineering forces of Vietnam and India have Read More …

Ukrainian mines destroy modern Russian tanks in Kursk Oblast

Russian troops have suffered significant losses during assaults due to minefields established in the Kursk Oblast by Ukrainian forces, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ukraine’s operation in Russia’s Kursk Oblast launched on 6 August Read More …