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A controlled explosion of a suspected ordnance has been carried out near the former Scatsta Airport site. Police Scotland confirmed a team of experts carried out the explosion on Thursday, following a discovery at the site on Monday. Officers set Read More …
Officers were called to a house in Church Street, Bonsall, on Valentine’s day, Saturday, February 14, following concerns about items at the address. Some explosives were found at the address but they have since been removed. A man in his Read More …
RAF FELTWELL, England — The 48th Civil Engineering Squadron explosive ordnance disposal shop hosted a demonstration for the Feltwell Parish Council and local community members at RAF Feltwell, England on Feb. 13. The primary mission of the EOD team is Read More …
A man has been arrested after a report of a ‘significant number of illegal weapons’ discovered at a property in Abergwynfi, Neath Port Talbot. Officers attended an address on Commercial Street, following a report at around 09:30pm on Sunday 15, Read More …
A man accused of storing explosives in his south Belfast home is not ideologically driven or linked to terrorism, the High Court heard today. Dangerous chemicals and an improvised grenade were discovered during a major security alert at Radoslaw Kuc’s Read More …
A man who rigged Barnsley properties with improvised explosive devices and a homemade flamethrower to protect a large-scale drugs operation has been jailed. Police raided three properties on Brierley Road in Barnsley on May 8, 2024, after intercepting a delivery Read More …
A man has been charged with making an explosive substance with intent to endanger life after people were evacuated from their homes in Coventry. Police were called to a property on St Judes Crescent, near the junction with Meadfoot Road, Read More …
Army bomb disposal removed “suspicious white powder” from a house linked to a probe into the discovery of human remains. Merseyside Police closed Douglas Road in Anfield at around 2.30pm today, Sunday, after officers carrying out a forensic search at Read More …
A man found with a large amount of dangerous chemicals in his garden shed has been jailed. Harry Whittaker, 31, was arrested on 6 May 2024 after officers searched his home address in Caddington. Whittaker came to police attention after Read More …
A man pulled an unexploded bomb out of the water while magnet fishing on the river Wensum yesterday. Police were called out at just after 10am on Sunday to Dolphin Bridge, Norwich, after reports that someone had found an unexploded Read More …
How modernization and maintenance plans shape the future of military engineering The army has officially outlined the service life of its key armoured engineer fleet, a critical component in modern military operations. Armoured engineer vehicles (AEVs) are specialized machines designed Read More …
Dartmouth Coastguard Rescue Team were called out at 2:57pm on Thursday, January 22, after the suspected ordnance was found. A cordon was put in place on Hallsands beach after seeing what they initially suspected to be an anti-tank mine, similar Read More …
Officers from Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE) are continuing an investigation after a man was arrested in Bristol yesterday (20/1) in connection with a terrorism offence. A property in the Horfield area of the city was searched and a Read More …
A retired engineer from Sidcup has denied blowing up a Ulez camera with explosives. Kevin Rees, 63, of Harcourt Avenue, appeared at Woolwich Crown Court last week accused of using an improvised explosive device to damage a Ulez camera in Read More …
Devon and Cornwall Chief Constable James Vaughan, QPM MSt (Cantab), and Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez have thanked all the agencies involved in dealing with two Second World War unexploded device operations this week. This week two separate unexploded Read More …
The bomb dredged out of Exmouth Marina on Wednesday, January 14, has been safely removed. A 100-metre cordon was initially set up around the area, with properties in the area evacuated. This cordon was later extended to 400m. In an Read More …
Police have provided an update following the evacuation triggered by a ‘bomb’ discovered at a construction site, which currently cannot be rendered safe. The suspected explosive was unearthed near Plymouth city centre shortly before midday on Wednesday, January 14, prompting Read More …
Britain said it was allocating 200 million pounds ($270 million) to fund preparations for the possible deployment of troops to Ukraine, after pledging its soldiers this week to a multinational force for the country in the event of a ceasefire. Read More …
A would-be robber who blew up a cash machine with explosives has been jailed for eight years, police have said. Detectives investigating the attempted theft of cash from an ATM in Powburn, Northumberland, in May found explosive devices when they Read More …
Train services heading out of Birmingham have been disrupted following the discovery of a ‘wartime bomb’ near the railway, impacting CrossCountry services, according to traffic monitoring service Inrix. West Midlands Police has confirmed that an old mortar device has been found Read More …