New York: Fort Hamilton Hosts TSA‑Led Multi‑Agency K‑9 Training to Strengthen Regional Readiness

FORT HAMILTON, N.Y. — More than a dozen federal, state and local agencies trained together at Fort Hamilton on March 11, 2026, as Transportation Security Administration canine training instructors from John F. Kennedy International Airport led a large‑scale multi‑agency K‑9 Read More …

New York: Class teaching first responders how to defuse deadly IEDs

In a stunning case of bad timing, a federal Office for Bombing Prevention class for first responders on deadly IEDs has been scrubbed due to the government shutdown — just days after a pair of Islamic extremists hurled homemade bombs Read More …

NZDF championed top-level home-made explosive detection exercise for NZ Government and coalition partners

There’s everything at stake for Wella, a six-year-old black labrador. She’s an Explosive Detector Dog (EDD) with 2nd Field Squadron, 2 Engineer Regiment, Royal New Zealand Engineers, under the direction of Lance Corporal Henry Wallace. She seems barely aware of Read More …

Syria, Ukraine discuss cooperation on landmine clearance

Syria’s Minister of Emergency Management and Disaster Response, Raed al-Saleh, met a Ukrainian delegation in Damascus to discuss expanding cooperation on clearing landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO), the ministry said. The Ukrainian delegation was led by Ihor Bezkrovainyi, director of 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 …

Kenya: Capacity consultations to strengthen Eastern Africa’s response to terrorist use of IEDs

The Global Programme on Countering Terrorist Use of Weaponsof the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) co-organized a capacity consultations workshop with the National Counter Terrorism Centre of Kenya (NCTC) from 28 to 29 January 2026, in Nairobi, Kenya. Hosted Read More …

Burkina Faso: ICITAP Counter-IED Advisors Train Burkinabe National Police in First Demolition Course

On January 19, ICITAP Counter-IED Advisors delivered Burkina Faso’s Groupe Spéciale d’Intervention de la Police Nationale (GSIPN) its first-ever explosives safety and demolition range instruction, marking a historic milestone in ICITAP’s engagement with the Burkinabe National Police. This session was Read More …

Cambodia: South Sudan Mine Action Delegation Learns About Mine Action at CMAC

Heng Ratana, Director General of CMAC, held a working meeting with a delegation from the South Sudan Mine Action Authority, led by Mike Rashid Fulla Obaldo, Director General of the National Mine Action Authority of South Sudan (NMAA South Sudan), Read More …

India: Army Trains Railway Police in Counter-IED Tactics for Enhanced Security

The Indian Army’s Central Command conducted a Counter IED training for Railway Protection Force personnel and constables from Eastern Central Railway over two days, an official said on Saturday. “The participants were introduced to IED mechanisms through realistic field-style training Read More …

Exercise DESERT CYCLONE–II Concludes in UAE, Strengthening India–UAE Defence Ties

The joint military exercise DESERT CYCLONE–II concluded successfully at Al-Hamra Training City in the United Arab Emirates, marking another significant milestone in strengthening defence cooperation between India and the UAE. The exercise was conducted from December 18 to 30, 2025, Read More …

Moroccan and U.S. Soldiers Training in Explosive Ordnance Disposal

A team of U.S. technicians and experts in explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), assigned to the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron, are training Moroccan soldiers on tactical skills of mine detection and clearance in desert zones. The training is part of the Read More …

NSWC Indian Head Division Co-Hosts EOD Technology and Bombing Prevention Summit

Indian Head, Md. – Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division’s (NSWC IHD) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Center (EODTECHCEN) co-hosted the second annual EOD Technology and Bombing Prevention Summit at the National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, Dec. 2-4. NSWC Read More …

Spain: The Centre of Excellence for Improvised Explosive Devices teaches the course on ‘Weapons Intelligence Team’

The Centre of Excellence for Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED COE) organised and ran a new edition of the Weapons Intelligence Team (WIT) Training Developer Course at its facilities in Hoyo de Manzanares. This training was inaugurated by the deputy director Read More …

India-UK joint drill intensifies with high-end combat training in Rajasthan

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 …

Toxic Trip 25; USAF, Allies hunt for explosives

U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to various units within Europe and the U.S. with German air force service members, Royal Norwegian Air Force service members, collaborate on an execution plan during exercise Toxic Trip 25, at Bjugn, Read More …

NATO EOD COE Delegates Visit Hungarian EOD Unit

Two representatives from the NATO Explosive Ordnance Disposal Centre of Excellence (EOD COE) carried out a formal, two-day visit to the Hungarian Defence Forces 1st EOD and Riverine Guard Regiment (HDF 1st EOD and RGR) between November 10 and 11, Read More …

Slovakia: 3rd ETACS Project Workshop 2025 held at EOD COE in Trenčín

The Technology Development Department of the NATO Explosive Ordnance Disposal Centre of Excellence (EOD COE) organized the 3rd ETACS Workshop on October 27–28, 2025, in Trenčín, Slovakia. The event brought together EOD experts from the United States, Slovakia, Denmark and Read More …

Kashmir: NDRF conducts Table-Top Exercise on CBRN in Kargil

In view of the upcoming mock exercise on Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN), the 13th Battalion, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) conducted a Table Top Exercise (TTE) today at Conference Hall Baroo today. The table-top exercise aimed at strengthening Read More …

Royal Air Force Counter-CBRN Specialists Strengthen NATO Capabilities

RAF aviators from a wide range of professions are leading the charge at NATO’s premier air-focused Counter-Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (C-CBRN) training event, Exercise Toxic Trip. Hosted this year by the Royal Norwegian Air Force at Ørland Air Base, Read More …