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World leaders will arrive in Cornwall this week for the three-day G7 Leaders’ Summit in Carbis Bay. Devon and Cornwall Police have led on plans to ensure the summit is delivered in a safe and secure way for local communities Read More …
The suicide belt worn by Fishmongers’ Hall terrorist Usman Khan when he was shot by police was ‘an elaborate hoax’ which looked like a realistic device capable of mass destruction and death, an expert has told an inquest. Khan, 28, Read More …
The Open Call is looking for innovative ideas to improve the defence and security of the UK. Your idea could be a concept, product or service, at various levels of maturity. What is the Open Call? The Open Call is Read More …
Bomb disposal experts were called to woodland in Nottinghamshire after 100 hand grenades were discovered. The explosives were found in an area off Clipstone Drive, Forest Town, at about 11:45 BST on Monday. Nottinghamshire Police said it was believed the Read More …
Britain is to send 250 troops to Somalia as the country battles against Al Shabab terrorists. The move, to take place “within the next 12 months:”, will represent the first official engagement of the new Army Ranger regiment. It comes Read More …
Scientists from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) will shortly conduct an environmental survey across a number of different locations to detect and identify traces of explosives that are present in the general environment. The data is used to Read More …
Mark Williams, a British metal detectorist, 51, found a bomb from World War II on a grass bank near his brother’s home in Swaythling, Hampshire. Mark wanted to sell the antique weapon on eBay because he was so pleased with Read More …
A police worker who ran a survivalist YouTube channel has admitted possessing banned weapons and making an improvised explosive device. Zoe Ashley Watts – a former PCSO – was arrested in October after a search at her home in St Read More …
A controlled explosion of a suspected bomb has taken place on a Devon beach. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team were sent to Brixham after reports of an unexploded bomb were made on Monday 17 May. They were accompanied by Read More …
A student who sent packages with improvised explosive devices through the post as part of a plot to get fraudulent refunds has been jailed. Ovidijus Margelis, from Cambridge, sent the packages to depots around the UK, causing evacuations, road closures Read More …
A second World War Two bomb has been detonated after being found in the undersea crater left by a bomb disposed of by Royal Navy divers the day before. Local divers in Guernsey found the new anti-submarine bomb in the Read More …
An unexploded World War Two bomb has been detonated on the seabed near a harbour. The anti-submarine weapon was safely detonated by a Royal Navy bomb disposal team from Portsmouth just after 14:35 BST on Tuesday, Guernsey Coastguard said. The Read More …
This Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition is seeking proposals for the development of innovative technologies to provide novel methods of Early Warning (EW) for maritime operations. Run on behalf of the Royal Navy, this competition aims to develop alternative Read More …
A team of specialists from the Royal Navy will arrive into Guernsey on Monday 10 May to dispose of a second unexploded World War II device found off the island’s coast. The object was detected 548 metres north east of Read More …
Foreword from the Head of DASA On behalf of Anita Friend and myself, I am pleased to welcome you to Innovation for a Safer Future: DASA Strategy 2021-2024. We are both extremely proud of the staff at the Defence and Read More …
A new museum dedicated to the Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) will open its doors to the public for the first time this month. The Royal Logistic Corps Museum has relocated within Winchester, Hampshire, moving from Deepcut to Worthy Down, outside Read More …
Officers from Counter Terrorism Policing North East have this morning (Saturday May 1) arrested two men and a woman from Keighley as part of intelligence led investigation into suspected right wing terrorism. The men aged 29 and 30 and the Read More …
The second UK taskforce to deploy to the United Nations Peacekeeping Operation in Mali is undertaking its final mission rehearsal exercise before deploying. The Desert Rats follow in the footsteps of The Light Dragoons-led taskforce who received a welcome reaction Read More …
Oliver Bel, from Oldham, Greater Manchester, was convicted of collecting information useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism. The 24-year-old had a copy of the so-called Anarchist Cookbook on 15 November, Manchester Crown Court heard. Bel, Read More …
The Royal Navy’s HMS Forth has taken bomb disposal specialists to South Georgia as part of a mission to protect the island’s wildlife. The ten-day environmental mission set out to remove bombs and ordnance left behind during the Falkland Islands Read More …