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The DCI on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with United Kingdom and Northern Ireland on acquiring new equipment to be used to fight terrorism. The unit, is set to get crime scene investigations kits that will be used Read More …
In July 2017, the last Islamic State fighters left in the city of Mosul attempted to flee by swimming across the mighty Tigris River that runs through Iraq’s second largest city. They had been defeated. As patriotic music blared out Read More …
As many as 200 British jihadists, who fought alongside Islamic State in Syria, are still believed to be alive and would pose a very significant threat if they ever returned home, according to the UK’s most senior counter-terror police officer. Read More …
This is the moment a huge suspected torpedo was blow up out at sea after being dragged in by small trawler boat in South Devon this afternoon. The dramatic incident closed part of Brixham as the boat, skippered by Phil Read More …
Mines Advisory Group (MAG) Laos has been granted more than 38 billion kip (4.5 million U.S. dollars) in funding from the British government for its unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance operations in Laos. With the grant, MAG will conduct UXO clearance Read More …
More than a million Iraqis whose lives have been devastated by Daesh safely returned home in 2018, made possible in part thanks to a huge UK aid funded mine clearance mission. The Department for International Development (DFID) has today (Saturday Read More …
Liz McInnes, MP for Heywood and Middleton and Shadow Foreign Minister, has visited Mines Advisory Group (MAG) – based in Manchester – to discuss their work and offer her support for their work of land mine clearance and ammunition disposal. Read More …
A large number of suspected firearms and explosives were found at three properties in County Durham and Darlington. A police spokesperson said: “Upon entering the property, officers located a large quantity of suspected firearms and what appeared to be explosive material. Read More …
A bomb-maker who had a dartboard featuring images of Barack Obama, the Duchess of Cambridge and Cheryl Tweedy has been jailed for five years. Matthew Glynn, 37, had an arsenal of weapons including Samurai swords, axes and knives at his Read More …
A man has been arrested after suspected explosives were found in a flat. Police were called to reports of possible explosive material at a flat in Larkbear Road, Exeter, at 19:35 GMT on Wednesday. Items found at the scene were Read More …
Police have opened a counter-terror investigation after two improvised explosive devices were discovered in a northwest London flat. Officers were called to the unoccupied address in Harlesden, which was in the process of being refurbished, on Wednesday morning. As a Read More …
The UK stands side by side with our Nigerian partners in the fight against violent extremism, the Defence Secretary reaffirmed in a visit to Nigeria. In a two-day visit, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson visited Maiduguri in the north east of Read More …
The front of a Post Office has been blown off after thieves tried to steal a cash machine in Derby. Debris was sent flying across the pavement in Chapel Street, in the Spondon area, and the force of the blast Read More …
Bomb disposal experts were called after a Second World War-era explosive device was fished out of a river in Tewkesbury. Officers from Gloucestershire Constabulary were called after Aaron Lewis from Cheltenham discovered the device while he was magnet fishing along the River Severn at Lower Read More …
Forty-eight hours. Over 40 miles across the arduous Brecon Beacons. Weather conditions: awful. Personal loads in the excess of 80 pounds. Who will win? Did I mention that Cambrian Patrol is an unofficial race? The annual exercise is organised by the Read More …
An engineer accused of using his Facebook account to encourage terrorism had a bomb-making manual on his phone, jurors have heard. The shocking document found on Abdulrahman Alcharbati’s mobile contained advice for bomb makers which included handling their device “gently Read More …
Highlights: T7 completes rigorous qualification testing and is ready for U.K. MOD user testing Integrates new capabilities to advance the state-of-the-art in robotics for EOD missions Well positioned for global heavy EOD robot market, including U.S. Army CRS-H program (Harris Read More …
Security & Counter Terror Expo is a world-class showcase of the capabilities, strategies and intelligence to keep nations, infrastructure, business and people safe. Stepping into a New Decade After celebrating its 10-year anniversary, Security & Counter Terror Expo is launching Read More …
UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has confirmed the country’s commitment to extend its military training operation in Ukraine for an additional two years. Delivered through Operation Orbital, the military training operation in Ukraine will continue until 2020 and would include Read More …
A Royal Navy bomb disposal team has detonated explosives seized from a house in Devon. They were part of a haul including 17 improvised explosive devices and 9kg of ammonium nitrate with fuel oil removed from Stephen Bracher’s home in Bishops Tawton in Devon Read More …