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Groups of drones autonomously launching from uncrewed ground vehicles could well be part of the U.S. Army’s future toolkit for mine-clearing operations. Work on the project has been spearheaded by Fort Liberty’s 20th Engineer Brigade, part of the XVIII Airborne Read More …
WARRENTON, Ore. – Last month, more than 350 Army and Air National Guardsmen from Washington, Idaho, Alaska and Oregon conducted a training exercise at Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center in Warrenton. The Sustainment Year Collective Training Exercise (SYCTE) is Read More …
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed on Tuesday they shot down an American drone over the impoverished Arab country. The U.S. military did not immediately acknowledge the claim. If confirmed, this would be the second MQ-9 Reaper drone downed Read More …
A Carson City man was arrested and faces charges related to building explosive devices. Carson City deputies conducted a traffic stop on Saturday, May 18, around 1 a.m. on a car driven by 50-year-old Christopher Gorham. After searching the car, Read More …
Houthi rebels shoot down another American MQ-9 Reaper drone in Yemen and attacked vessel in Red Sea, continuing campaign over Israel-Hamas war. Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Friday claimed to have shot down an American drone, hours after footage circulated online Read More …
US State Department principal deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel on Tuesday said that the Pakistan and United States agreed to expand cooperation and increase the capacity to meet emerging threats. “We also agreed about preventing and deterring terrorist groups and the Read More …
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) — The commencement of Sweden joining NATO March 7, opened the door to new training opportunities between U.S. and Swedish armed forces. The Swedish army Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Demining Centre first company, sixth Read More …
A pair of female soldiers with the Royal Bermuda Regiment are set to be the first women in the battalion trained in searching for explosives. Lance Corporal Co-shae Bartrum and Lance Corporal Ashley Grant are both undergoing training in Barbados Read More …
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is getting a new bomb suit. Charlotte City Council voted Monday to buy a new bomb suit ensemble to replace an old one. CMPD currently has five of them. Bomb technicians wear the suits for protection Read More …
According to authorities, a soldier was killed due to a training accident at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson on Saturday, May 11. According to Fort Johnson’s public affairs office, the soldier was assigned to the 749th Ordnance Read More …
Bellingham police officers responded to the St. Joseph Medical Center on Wednesday evening after hospital staff located a small improvised explosive device in the jacket pocket of an admitted patient, according to Megan Peters with the Bellingham Police Department. Hospital Read More …
The U.S. Air Force’s ULTRA (Unmanned Long-Endurance Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft) made a rare appearance at an “undisclosed location” in the Middle East suggesting that the platform has been operationally deployed for the first time. The platform is one-of-a-kind, given its Read More …
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that Luke Isaac Terpstra, a 30-year-old resident of Grant, Michigan, has been charged with transporting an explosive with the intent to kill, injure, or Read More …
WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has released a new market survey report to help emergency responders identify non-detonable training aids for explosive detection canines. Non-detonable training aids emulate the scent of explosives, Read More …
A U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician assigned to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility participates in an EOD training exercise at an undisclosed location, April 26, 2024. EOD technicians employ special tools and vehicles to safely locate, Read More …
In the frame of a long-lasting partnership established between the Governments of Armenia and the United States, the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), within the Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction Security Cooperation Engagement Program, has donated Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Read More …
Eight new canine teams were introduced during a CHP ceremony in West Sacramento on Friday. The dogs will be used for various tasks, including detecting human scent, contraband, and explosives across the state. The graduates consist of five Patrol and Read More …
FORT LIBERTY, N.C. – A U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal team leveraged its experience, flexibility and grit to take first place in the recent all-Army EOD Team of the Year competition on Fort Liberty, North Carolina. Staff Sgt. Tyler A. Read More …
A Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC)’s expert team has found another war-left US-made MK-82 aerial bomb in southeast Kampong Cham province, a mine clearance chief said. CMAC’s director-general Heng Ratana said the MK-82 aerial bomb, weighing around 230kg, had been Read More …
Malian forces killed Abu Huzeifa, a leader of Islamic State in West Africa, during a big operation in the north of Menaka. The authorities announced this on state TV on Monday. They confirmed Huzeifa’s death on Sunday after the operation Read More …