Second Africa-India joint military exercise commences in city

The second edition of the Africa-India Field Training Exercise (AFINDEX-2023) between India and 23 African nations began on Tuesday at the Foreign Training Node in Aundh. This unique field training exercise is attended by 100 participants from Botswana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Read More …

Unexploded Rockets, Mines, and Grenades: Inside the Hunt to Destroy Lethal Ordnance in Ukraine

Ukraine is almost certainly the country most contaminated by mines and unexploded ordnances in the world. While large parts of Ukraine have been liberated, and the frontline is now far away from most major cities, these deadly remnants of war Read More …

Ukraine has a plan for mine clearance for sowing

An action plan for mine clearance of agricultural land for the sowing campaign was approved on Monday, 20 March, following the results of the meeting of the National Mine Action Authority. Thus, the simplified procedure for obtaining a permit for Read More …

Solomon Islands: RSIPF-EOD welcome Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister Visit to Hells Point

  Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have welcomed His Excellency Yoshimasa Hayashi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan during a brief visit to the Hells Points facilities on 19 March 2023. Read More …

Thailand: Police team defuse car bomb in Pattani province

A woman found an improvised explosive device made from a gas cylinder strapped to the undercarriage of her SUV on Saturday night, which authorities have managed to defuse safely. Enaz Haji Taye, a resident of tambon Thanon in Mayo district, Read More …

UK: Suspected grenade in Salisbury destroyed in controlled explosion

A suspected grenade which was found near Kivel Court in Salisbury on Monday (March 6) has been destroyed in a controlled explosion, a spokesperson for Wiltshire Police has confirmed. The device was found shortly before 2pm just off Churchill Way. Read More …

Thailand: Two bomb disposal team members die, one injured in Narathiwat

Two members of an army bomb disposal squad were killed and another injured by a southern insurgent IED attack on the convoy of the deputy commander of the Fourth Army Region in Si Sakhon district of the restive southern province Read More …

Massachusetts: Springfield Fire Department intends grant for bomb squad equipment

The Springfield Fire Department plans to update equipment for its bomb squad with grant money it received from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency. The Fire Department has been awarded a $92,736 Emergency Management Performance Grant, an annual award that assists Read More …

US donates $3.3 million (P181 million) equipment to Philippine National Police

The Philippine National Police has received $3.3 million (P181 million) worth of state-of-the-art equipment and vehicles from the United States government to counter terrorist attacks. US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson led the turnover of the donated equipment to Read More …

Ukraine: Over 200 antipersonnel mines destroyed by Russian bomb specialists in Donetsk

Russian emergencies ministry’s bomb specialists have defused 201 Lepestok antipersonnel mines in Donetsk’s Petrovsky district, the ministry said on Tuesday. “During the day, bomb specialists of the emergencies ministry destroyed 201 Lepestok antipersonnel mines. The work was complicated by shelling Read More …

British Columbia: Police safely detonate bomb found in Kelowna

The RCMP explosives disposal unit has successfully detonated an explosive device found in the noon hour near the Wendy’s restaurant on Harvey Avenue. Police have confirmed to Castanet News the device was indeed a bomb. Read more… Source: Castanet News Read More …

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 …