Poland: Secret mission of Polish policemen to clear unexploded ordnance in Ukraine

The return of 98 police officers was officially announced by the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration Mariusz Kamiński. On Thursday, together with President Duda, he will thank the officers. The mission in Ukraine was carried out only by volunteers. Read More …

Cambodia deploys 98 deminers to Central African Republic

Cambodian deminers departed Phnom Penh on Tuesday to the Central African Republic to as part of the UN peacekeeping force. They will be part of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). Read more… Read More …

Cambodia: CMAC, Defence Ministry team up to salvage warship

The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) and the Ministry of National Defence have joined forces to salvage a sunken warship from the Mekong River in Koh Peam Raing in Kandal province’s Loeuk Dek district. The operation, which will also include Read More …

Northern Ireland: Explosive device is discovered in Londonderry after armed gang attempted to hijack car

An explosive device has been discovered yards away from where children were playing football in Londonderry, as four men are arrested under the Terrorism Act. The device was found during a major security operation after an armed gang attempted to Read More …

Virginia: ACFR and Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team conduct controlled explosion on unexploded mortar round

Albemarle County Fire and Police dealt with an explosive device on Saturday, February 18. Just before 3 p.m. Albemarle County Police and Fire Rescue responded to the Ivy Material Utilization Center for reports of a unexploded mortar round, which is Read More …

Vietnam: Wartime bomb safely removed from seabed in Quang Binh

The military force in the central province of Quang Binh has removed a bomb left from wartime from the seabed offshore Quang Trach district and destroyed it safely, the command of the province’s border guard force said on February 19. A local Read More …

Australia: ’80s bomb cleared from popular dive-site

An unexploded bomb that lay dormant at a popular Australian dive-site for more than 40 years has been discovered by a recreational diver – and removed in what proved to be a tricky operation for Royal Australian Navy clearance divers. Read More …

India: CRPF traces and diffuses IED in Chhattisgarh

In a major success for the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing five kgs has been found and diffused in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh. According to available reports, the CRPF jawans have traced and defused as Read More …

Germany: Four soldiers injured after munitions convoy crashes in Baden-Württemberg

Two U.S. Army supply trucks crashed into each other on the German autobahn on Thursday, Feb. 9, injuring four soldiers, two seriously. The accident happened just after 3 p.m. on Thursday near Kirchberg an der Jagst, according to local police Read More …

Ukraine: Halo Trust landmine charity to double workforce

The world’s largest land mine charity, the Halo Trust, is doubling its workforce in Ukraine this year to clear areas of explosives. The Scotland-based charity said it was undertaking a “huge” training programme to expand its staff to around 1,200. Read More …

Ukraine: Bomb engineers destroy hundreds of munitions at Mariupol plants

Bomb engineers of the Donetsk People’s Republic have destroyed hundreds of munitions at major industrial plants in Mariupol, commander of a mine clearing platoon of the First Army Corps who goes by the call name Prizrak, or Ghost, told TASS Read More …

Army EOD technicians destroy unexploded round discovered on Gettysburg battlefield

GETTYSBURG, Pa. – U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Soldiers safely removed and destroyed an unexploded round discovered at the Gettysburg National Military Park, Feb. 8. EOD technicians from the 55th Ordnance Company (EOD) were called by Gettysburg Park Rangers after Read More …

UK: Homes evacuated after unexploded World War II bomb is found in Great Yarmouth

A major incident has been declared with roads completely cut off and residents advised to evacuate their homes in Norfolk after a suspected unexploded World War Two device was found on Tuesday. Army specialists have been moved into the area Read More …

Retired Special Forces operator led charge to create elite Army EOD special mission units

A retired U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal sergeant major, elite Special Forces operator and U.S. Army civilian led the charge to create the EOD companies that combat Weapons of Mass Destruction and support special operations missions. Retired Sgt. Maj. Dennis Read More …

US Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Hosts Arctic Training Exercise Snow Crab Ex

Snow Crab Ex 23-1 is a two-week exercise designed to test and evaluate U.S. Navy EOD capabilities in a simulated Arctic environment and, ultimately, improve Navy EOD’s combat effectiveness. “Navy EOD and Navy Diving forces aggressively pursue opportunities to further Read More …

British Columbia: Explosive Ordnance Disposal team destroys mortar round found in Colwood

The Canadian Armed Forced deployed the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and destroyed a mortar found near Fort Rodd Hill in Colwood. Officials from multiple agencies were on scene near Fort Rodd Hill in Colwood Sunday morning after a hiker reported Read More …

UK: Houses evacuated and roads closed after man arrested for explosives offences in Derbyshire

Houses were evacuated and nearby roads closed after a man was arrested on suspicion of explosives offences in Derbyshire. Officers attended an address in Acorn Drive in Belper just after 6pm on Friday after officers were called to reports of Read More …

Chinese peacekeepers safeguard peace with practical actions

Leaving Beirut, capital of Lebanon, all along the coastal highway southward and passing through bustling towns, you can see more checkpoints and armored vehicles of the United Nations peacekeeping force on road. In the south Lebanese city of Tyre about Read More …

Northern Ireland: Police say viable pipe bomb found in front garden of Newry home

Police say a suspicious object found in the front garden of a house in Newry was a “viable pipe bomb”. The PSNI was called to Barcroft Park at 5:30pm on Wednesday. Officers declared the object to be a viable device and Read More …