MINUSCA Commends The Actions Of The Indonesian Engineer Battalion

215 peacekeepers from the Indonesian Engineering Company, deployed in CAR, were awarded the UN Medal on 17 August 2022 during a ceremony also marking the 77th anniversary of Indonesia’s independence. This eighth engineer battalion arrived in the Central African Republic Read More …

Ukraine: France will help with mine clearance in Chernihiv Oblast

The French government is ready to help Ukraine clear the Chernihiv Oblast of the landmines and will provide its specialists and equipment for this purpose. Viacheslav Chaus, the head of Chernihiv Oblast Military Administration Viacheslav said so after a meeting Read More …

California: Pomona Patrol Officers Respond to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center for a Pipe Bomb

On Monday, August 15, 2022, at approximately 9:04 PM, Pomona Police Dispatch received a call from Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center Security staff. Security staff advised dispatch they located a PVC pipe with endcaps and a fuse on person who Read More …

Cambodia: UXO clearance needs more funds, equipment, expertise

Underwater operations to clear unexploded ordnance (UXO) from a warship sunk in on a warship in Prey Veng province’s Koh Chek are being stifled through a lack of professional manpower, modern equipment, and funds. Senior Minister Ly Thuch, who is Read More …

Pakistan: CTD seizes IED made from mortar shell

The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Sindh Police officials have claimed that they have seized an improvised explosive device (IED) made from a mortar shell. “The type of explosive device recovered from Shiraz has never been used in terrorism before,” the Read More …

Trinidad & Tobago: TTPS gets first female internationally trained Bomb Tech

WPC Shawnee Alexandra Thompson is the first female officer to be internationally qualified as a bomb technician within the TTPS and the Caribbean. Thompson says it never once crossed her mind to pursue such a daunting feat. However, she successfully navigated Read More …

Vietnam: 230kg bomb successfully removed in Quang Ninh province

A bomb weighing nearly 230kg was successfully removed to a safe place in the northern province of Quang Ninh on August 9. With a diameter of nearly 0.35m and a length of about 1.5m, the bomb was found at around Read More …

Cambodia: Army demining course underway

A total of 188 trainees, drawn from the ranks of officers, non-commissioned officers and enlisted soldiers of the Engineering Command at Tram Khnar Army Base in Takeo province, participated in a short demining course to meet the demands of increased Read More …

U.S. Army EOD technicians participate in NASA Robotics Bomb Tech Workshop at Johnson Space Center

HOUSTON – What do NASA, Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians and remote-control cars have in common? U.S. Army EOD technicians recently participated in the NASA Robotics Bomb Tech Workshop at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Spc. Brayden D. Cooper and Read More …

Heatwave in Italy leads to discovery of WW2 Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) in drought-stricken river

The heatwave gripping Europe has led to an unexploded World War II bomb being uncovered in Italy’s River Po. Water levels in the river are so low following a summer of drought that the previously submerged bomb has now been Read More …

The Netherlands: More self-made explosives used in attacks on houses

Criminals are shifting from hand grenades to improvised explosives when attacking houses and vehicles in the Netherlands, according to the Ministry of Defense’s Explosive Ordinance Disposal Service (EOD). The number of incidents involving self-made bombs using, for example, fireworks is Read More …

Ukraine: Russian troops use Uran-6 robot to clear PFM-1 “Lepestok” anti-personnel mines scattered in Donetsk city

Russian troops use Uran-6 unmanned ground vehicle to clear PFM-1 “Lepestok”/”Petal” anti-personnel landmines scattered around Donetsk city and surrounding areas. According to local reports several rockets with PFM-1 landmines were fired at Donetsk city which resulted in wide area contamination Read More …

UK: Man arrested after armed officers and snipers were called to report of ‘suspicious package’ in West Sussex

A man has been arrested after armed police, bomb disposal squads and snipers descended on a police station in West Sussex when a suspicious package was discovered this afternoon. Officers surrounded the Burgess Hill Police Station in West Sussex after Read More …

Colombia: The threat of a terrorist operation against military base in Aguachica, Cesar, was neutralized

In the midst of the security work in the sector, the soldiers noticed the suspicious presence of a truck that was being parked by two individuals on the road. These men, realizing the work of the troops, escaped. Soldiers of Read More …