Ireland: ‘Crude but viable’ device made safe in Dublin

A “crude but viable” device found at a building in Dublin’s Merrion Square today has been made safe, gardaí have said. The army’s bomb disposal unit was asked to attend the scene after gardaí were alerted to the discovery of Read More …

Pakistan: Security forces recover huge cache of IEDs in North Waziristan

Security forces seized a cache of weapons and explosives hidden inside mosques during a targeted intelligence operation in Mozak village, located in the North Waziristan district of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military’s public relations wing announced. In an Read More …

Kenya: KDF neutralises explosive device in Lamu

Vigilance, operational readiness and swift response remain critical in countering security threats and safeguarding lives in operational areas. For Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) troops deployed under Operation Amani Boni (OAB), every patrol plays a vital role in detecting hidden dangers, Read More …

Spain: Police officer is killed and another seriously injured in an explosion in Oviedo

A National Police officer has died and another has been seriously injured in an explosion that occurred on Tuesday morning in a building in the Villafría neighborhood of Oviedo, as confirmed by police sources to RTVE. It all began with Read More …

Maryland: Joint EOD partnership connects lands, maritime explosive-ordnance missions

Capt. Paul Mahoney, Commanding Officer of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) in Maryland, visited U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) experts at Picatinny to gain a deeper understanding of how Army EOD units train, organize, Read More …

Pakistan: Bomb Disposal Squad official killed in IED explosion in South Waziristan

An assistant head of the police’s Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) was martyred after an improvised explosive device (IED) went off in the Janta area of Sararogha tehsil in Upper South Waziristan district on Saturday while he was attempting to defuse Read More …

UK: A controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance carried out near Tetbury

A cordon set up around a field near Tetbury after unexploded ordnance was uncovered has been removed after the devices were detonated. Emergency services rushed to the scene in Long Newnton following the discovery at around 9.50am on Monday, November Read More …

Ukraine: Flanders allocates 1 million euros to mine clearance efforts with dogs

The Flemish government is allocating 1 million euros to help Ukraine detect mines with dogs. The money will go to the non-profit organisation Apopo. Apopo is an NGO that has used animals to detect landmines in war-affected areas for more Read More …

Nigeria: Troops discover, detonate IED in Borno

Troops of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with personnel of the Nigerian Navy Lake Chad, NBLC, and Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF, have discovered and safely detonated an improvised explosive device, IED, along the Baga–Cross road in Kukawa Local Government Read More …

Germany: Police carry out controlled detonation of chemical mixture after explosion at ZF Arena

A fire at the ZF Arena caused approximately €100,000 in damage overnight from Friday to Saturday. According to initial investigations, three men between the ages of 17 and 21 are suspected of detonating a homemade explosive device. No injuries have Read More …

Northern Ireland: Controlled explosion carried out on ‘non-viable’ device in Co Antrim

Police were called to a report that a suspicious device had been left on the front windowsill of a house in the Greystone Crescent area just before 5pm on Friday. Inspector Hamilton said: “Attending officers noted that this was a Read More …

UK: Small homemade explosive devices found in Brentwood, man and a woman detained

Officers were called to Sawyers Grove in Brentwood at around 7.20am today, Friday 30 October, following reports of a disturbance. As part of their response, officers forced entry to an address and detained a man and a woman. A subsequent Read More …

NSWC Corona designs lifesaving 3D-printable safety clip for explosive ordnance disposal

The Close Combat Engineering Team within Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Corona Division developed an advanced manufactured, 3D-printed safety device designed to save the lives of service members responsible for explosive ordnance disposal (EOD). Engineering Technician Samuel Larter and Engineer Read More …

India: Security forces defuse 2 IEDs in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district

Two live IEDs planted under a culvert were recovered and defused in Jharkhand’s Maoist-hit West Singhbhum district, a police officer said on Friday. The explosives were detected in Bahada village within Chotanagra police station limits on Thursday during a joint Read More …

Ukraine: Two State Emergency Service bomb disposal experts killed during demining operation in Sumy region

On October 28, in the Sumy region, two employees of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine were killed during a humanitarian demining operation. According to Ukrinform, this was announced by Andrii Danik, head of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, Read More …

US delivers $7.9 Million in demining equipment to Ukrainian sappers

The United States has delivered a new batch of specialized demining gear valued at $7.9 million to the State Special Transport Service of Ukraine. According to the US Embassy in Ukraine, humanitarian landmine clearance directly aligns with American security and Read More …

Japan: 3rd EOD Company and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force EOD conducts live fire ground response training as part of exercise Keen Sword 27

U.S. Marines with 3rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, trained alongside Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members during a bilateral live-fire ground response training on Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 23, 2026. During the training, Marines Read More …

Ground truth to training ground: MAMBA readies airmen for today’s fight

When Explosive Ordnance Disposal Airmen returned from operations in the U.S. Central Command theater, their after-action reports described a changing fight: attacks on the installation itself, at a pace and scale the career field hadn’t seen in decades. In roughly Read More …

Northern Ireland: ‘Reckless attack’ condemned after viable device delivered to hotel in Derry

Police have condemned as ‘reckless’ an attack in which a viable device was delivered to a hotel off Derry’s Ebrington Square on the same week tens of thousands are visiting the city for Europe’s largest Halloween festival. The security operation Read More …

Thailand: Mushroom hunter finds live M67 grenade, nearly triggers explosion with knife

A mushroom hunter in Tak province narrowly avoided a potentially fatal accident after discovering an M67 fragmentation grenade hidden beneath dry leaves in the woods and using a knife to pry it out before realising what it was. The discovery Read More …