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The Counter IED Wing, part of the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Nairobi, Kenya, has trained 1,600 students from 15 African nations in just over three years. The teaching is led by former leading British Army bomb disposal expert Tony Read More …
Ukraine is one of the most severely mine and Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) affected places in the world, with the most recorded anti-vehicle mine incidents for three years in a row and the third globally for overall casualties, behind Read More …
Bianca of Kingston, N. H., is one of those ordinary sixth-graders who loves her dog; in her case, a Bouvier des Flandres named Bear. “He looks like a teddy bear, ” she says. But this 11-year-old girl’s love for her Read More …
Army bomb disposal experts in Northern Ireland have received a new state-of-the-art robot. The latest (RCV) apparently allows the operator to “feel” the suspicious object as they investigate, and is also fitted with high-definition camera equipment. It is set to Read More …
Improvised explosive devices (IED) are one of the leading causes of casualties for the U.S. military since the earliest days of the war on terror. Soldiers in explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) are tasked with handling and safely disposing of unexploded Read More …
Soldiers with 71st Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), hosted electronic countermeasure training Feb. 19-20 for 38 EOD, intelligence and electronic warfare Soldiers from nine installations across the U.S. The training provided service members of multiple military branches with hands-on experience Read More …
Known as the “landmine girls” the group detonates left behind bombs from the war with the United States that ended in 1975 Two petite women in protective gear walk slowly down an empty field in Vietnam, carrying a large metal Read More …
A suspected pipe bomb was found by shocked locals outside a property in Cork. Gardai and a specialist Defence Forces Explosives & Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team were alerted after a suspect package was discovered outside a house in Knocknaheeny shortly Read More …
Two men have been arrested after a suspicious device was found in a car in Luton, Bedfordshire. Bomb disposal experts were sent to the scene and the device was later deemed to be not viable. Police were called to the Read More …
U.S. Army explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians from the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command trained with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies at Raven’s Challenge March 2-6 at Camp Blanding, Florida. Raven’s Challenge brings the world’s Read More …
BP Angola today announced it has increased its financial grant to $6.1 million over four years to support the work in Angola of British landmine clearance charity the HALO Trust. An additional $4.9million of funding has been agreed to bolster Read More …
Laos has set a target of clearing landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) on an area stretching 10,000ha this year. This was revealed by the National Regulatory Authority (NRA) following its annual meeting to outline its work plan this year, according Read More …
Six years ago, Soy Kossal stepped on a landmine as he walked along a well-trodden path to his fields in Battambang province in northwestern Cambodia. The force blew off his right leg, leaving the 28-year-old part-time carpenter a cripple, with Read More …
Lao National Regulatory Authority (NRA) for the UXO/Mine Action Sector has set a target on Tuesday to clear and destroy unexploded ordnance (UXO) on 10,000 hectares of land in 2020. The target was reported at the annual meeting of the Read More …
Nottinghamshire Police has allowed residents of Manvers Court back to their homes following a report of a suspicious package. Officers were called just after 10.20 am today (24 February) to Manvers Court in Manvers Street, Nottingham. A cordon was put Read More …
A man is in jail on a $30,000 cash bond after officers say they found several explosive devices at his home during an investigation. The Rockport Police Department says they received a tip about drug activity at the residence on Read More …
A total of 2,000 members of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) will be deployed as part of humanitarian demining efforts throughout a five-year period until 2025. According to the Phnom Penh Post, Prime Minister Hun Sen had authorised the Read More …
A dog who was pulled from rubble in a Syrian war-zone as a terrified puppy by a bomb disposal expert has been announced as a finalist for Crufts. Former Royal Engineer Sean Laidlaw was working as a bomb disposal expert Read More …
UK Army, currently based in Maiduguri, Borno State Nigeria wishes to purchase IED detectors to enable clearance of IEDs that target civilians and military personnel indiscriminately. Clearance of IEDs enable compounds to be repopulated by civilians and clearance of roads Read More …
Massachusetts State Police says it is all too aware of the danger of homemade explosives and booby traps. The ongoing concern about hidden lethal devices prompted the FBI, Boston and State Police to offer awareness training recently for regional SWAT Read More …