Ukraine: Demining Units Clear 767 Hectares in February 2026

During February 2026, the demining units of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine cleared 767 hectares of liberated territories from explosive remnants of war. According to the press service of the Main Directorate for Mine Action, Civil Protection and Environmental Read More …

India: Delhi Police To Equip Bomb Squads With Tactical Ballistic Shields For Enhanced Protection

The Delhi Police is preparing to equip its bomb disposal squads and bomb detection teams with Tactical Ballistic Shields (TBS), a specialised protective gear designed to reduce injuries during explosive threats and handling operations. According to officials, 24 shields have Read More …

Vietnam: 350kg bomb found during house foundation work safely destroyed in Nghe An

A 350-kilogram bomb discovered during house foundation work in central Nghe An province has been safely destroyed, the Engineering Unit under the Nghe An Provincial Military Command said on March 1. The bomb was found on February 23 while a Read More …

Georgia: Bomb squad training in Augusta includes loud explosions

Later this week the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office Hazardous Devices Unit (Bomb Squad) will be testing explosives, related to training March 2nd through March 6th 2026. These tests will take place between the hours of 8am and 5pm. The training Read More …

Nigeria: NPF, UNMAS train personnel on counter-IEDs in Northeast

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), in collaboration with the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), has trained its personnel on the counter-Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the Northeast. According to the Borno State Police Command, the seven-month training commenced from Read More …

UK: Counter terrorism police arrest two people in Hull with ‘potentially suspicious items’ found

A man and a woman have been arrested in Hull following a raid by counter terror police at a property in Morpeth Street yesterday. The pair, both 23, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. Counter terrorism police said Read More …

Syria: Army neutralizes car bomb in Aleppo

A bomb disposal team affiliated with the Syrian army successfully neutralized a car bomb Wednesday in Aleppo, according to the Syrian Defense Ministry. In a statement released by the ministry’s Media and Communications Department, authorities said a vehicle loaded with Read More …

UK: WWI shell defused in Hungerford

A suspected bomb uncovered on a building site in Hungerford has been confirmed as a WWI shell. Police and bomb disposal experts attended the site in Charnham Street and carried out a controlled explosion. A Thames Valley Police spokesperson said: Read More …

Syria begins mine clearance at UNESCO-listed Ruwayha site in Idlib

Engineering teams have begun removing mines and unexploded ordnance from the archaeological site of Ruwayha in southern Idlib, the Syrian Arab Republic’s state news agency SANA reported on Tuesday. The operation is part of a broader plan by the Idlib Read More …

India: IED recovered behind police post in Amritsar

The Punjab Police found an improvised explosive device (IED) behind a police post in Amritsar district, even as the BJP slammed the “steadily deteriorating security situation” under the AAP Government. Acting on specific information, the Rayya police post in charge, Read More …

Scotland: Police confirm controlled explosion carried out at Scatsta Airport

A controlled explosion of a suspected ordnance has been carried out near the former Scatsta Airport site. Police Scotland confirmed a team of experts carried out the explosion on Thursday, following a discovery at the site on Monday. Officers set Read More …

EOD Technicians Prove Arctic Warfare Readiness in Norway

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 8, assigned to Commander, Task Force 68, completed Exercise Arctic Specialist 26 alongside allied forces from Norway and Sweden, Feb. 3 to 12. Arctic Specialist is an annual Norwegian-hosted multinational exercise focused on expeditionary mine Read More …

South Korea team supports U.S. Army route clearance equipment turn-in

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM – A U.S. Army rotational unit preparing to redeploy to Fort Carson, Colorado, recently completed the turn-in of route clearance vehicles and robotic systems with support from Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services personnel in South Korea. Read More …

Azerbaijan: ANAMA employee injured in landmine explosion in Khojaly District

A staff member of the Azerbaijan Mine Action Agency (ANAMA) was injured in a landmine explosion on February 18, 2026, in the village of Mukhtar in the Khojaly District, an area recently liberated from occupation. According to ANAMA, the incident Read More …

48th CES EOD holds demonstration for local community

RAF FELTWELL, England — The 48th Civil Engineering Squadron explosive ordnance disposal shop hosted a demonstration for the Feltwell Parish Council and local community members at RAF Feltwell, England on Feb. 13. The primary mission of the EOD team is Read More …

Colorado: Pueblo police officers injured in explosion during evidence collection at bomb range

Two officers with the Pueblo Police Department’s (PPD) Pueblo Metro Bomb Squad (PMBS) Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) have been injured during an ongoing criminal investigation. According to the city, around 10:35 a.m. on Thursday, PMBS EOD technicians and para-technicians were Read More …

Ukraine: State Emergency Service destroyed Russian Kh-101 missile warhead

In the Pervomaisk district of the Mykolaiv region, rescuers from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) destroyed the warhead of a Russian Kh-101 missile. This was reported by the Main Directorate of the SES in the Mykolaiv region on Read More …

US Military warns EOD techs against uploading ‘highly sensitive’ bomb disposal data into generative AI systems

The military’s top EOD technology authority recently warned bomb technicians against uploading restricted technical material into generative artificial intelligence systems — including Pentagon-approved platforms and commercial offerings. Internal correspondence reviewed by DefenseScoop echoed the warning issued by the EOD Technology Read More …