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A roadside explosion killed at least two soldiers and a military officer and wounded more than five others Sunday morning after striking a mine-sweeping vehicle operated by Puntland security forces on the new road linking Bosaso and Dhaadaar, officials said. Read More …
Security operatives have cleared and reopened the Gusau–Magami–Dansadau Road for public use following a joint Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) sweep operation carried out by the Police and Military teams in Zamfara State. The operation was launched in response to the Read More …
The Indo-UK Joint Military Exercise Ajeya Warrior-25, currently underway at the Mahajan Field Firing Ranges, Rajasthan, continues to progress with high professional intensity as troops from the Indian Army’s Sikh Regiment and the UK Army engage in a focussed training Read More …
A pair of rockets launch from an M1150 assault breacher vehicle over an anti-tank minefield trailing 110m lines, each covered with 750 kilograms of explosives. A thunderous explosion erupts as the lines detonate, triggering the mines or ejecting them from Read More …
A Russian company has announced the upcoming testing of portable laser demining system, designed to enable secure remote clearance of explosives without detonation. The trials will take place at a designated testing ground within the current special operation zone, according Read More …
FORT HOOD, Texas — On the battlefield, enemy forces often attempt to slow or halt an advance by setting up blockades and obstacles. When that happens, it is the Army’s combat engineers who are called in to clear the way Read More …
Due to the high complexity and indiscriminate use of improvised explosive devices by groups outlaw, the Explosive Devices Management course was created in 2004, giving birth to the MARTE groups. Since then, these specialists have faced environments that exceed the Read More …
As the IDF continues its operations, the IDF’s combat engineers are quietly revolutionizing the battlefield with technology designed to save lives before combat even begins, the IDF announced in a statement on Sunday. During the operations, the troops face a Read More …
The war in Ukraine serves as a stark reminder that the strategic environment can shift rapidly, and policy and military doctrine must adapt accordingly. The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine demonstrates how anti-tank mines can be effectively employed to Read More …
Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the West Point-based 237th Engineer Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group conduct a mine detection and clearance training with the Finnish Army’s Karelia Brigade during Exercise Arctic Forge 21, Feb. 24, Read More …
The IDF eliminated a terrorist cell in Jenin on Tuesday as they were planting explosive devices in Jenin. The attack was carried out with drones as part of Israel’s counter-terrorism Iron Wall operation in the West Bank. The Palestinian Authority’s Health Read More …
Over the year, the demining units of the Defense Ministry cleared almost 253,000 hectares of territories from mines and unexploded munitions and neutralized 137,821 explosive objects. This was reported by the MoD press service, Ukrinform saw. “In 2024, the demining Read More …
Participants in the ninth meeting of the Demining Coalition, co-chaired by Lithuania and Iceland, discussed Ukraine’s needs for equipment and weapons, and also agreed on the Roadmap for Assistance for 2025-2034. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense. The Read More …
Engineer forces of Vietnam and India have coordinated together to practice clearing mines and explosives, ensuring safety for United Nations peacekeeping forces. This is the main content of the exercise situation that the engineering forces of Vietnam and India have Read More …
In the nine months of 2024, the Ministry of Defence codified and adopted over 17 models of demining assets for use in the Defence Forces, with 5 being made domestically. Ukrainian weapon manufacturers produce mine rollers (mine trawls), military engineering Read More …
An IDF operation with the Border Police thwarted dozens of IEDs buried in main roads of the Tulkarm neighborhood of Nur a-Shams, according to the army spokesperson’s unit on Tuesday. Using Shin Bet security agency and army intelligence, the operation Read More …
EFES-24, held at a military training site just south of Izmir, Turkey, took place May 29-30 and showcased the best parts of multinational military partnership. This biennial exercise, named in honor of the ancient city of Ephesus, demonstrated complex military Read More …
Some 80 African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) and Somalia security officers on Tuesday began a three-day training focused on detecting and neutralizing improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The United Nations Action Service (UNMAS) is organizing training to increase the Read More …
Early on a June morning in 2023, my colleagues and I drove down a bumpy dirt road north of Kyiv in Ukraine. The Ukrainian Armed Forces were conducting training exercises nearby, and mortar shells arced through the sky. We arrived Read More …
Security forces arrested 20 wanted persons throughout the West Bank. The IDF Spokesman added that in the village of Al Funduq, the forces located and confiscated a rifle and destroyed three improvised explosive devices. In the village of Qibya, five Read More …