News – March 2026

  • Researchers are combining drones and AI to make removing land mines faster and safer

    March 5, 2026

    At least 57 nations have live antipersonnel land mines in their territories. In 2024 alone, 1,945 people were killed by mines and 4,325 were injured, 90% of whom were civilians. Nearly half of those were children. Demining operations removed 105,640 mines in the same year. With new conflicts, the number of mines continues to grow. The ...

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

    March 4, 2026

    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 the long leash as Lance Corporal Wallace manages her through a methodical sweep of a lounge ...

  • Iran’s cluster missiles scatter bombs and destruction across Israel

    March 4, 2026

    Iran has launched multiple ballistic missiles at Israel carrying cluster bomb warheads during the ongoing conflict, indiscriminately spreading small bombs in wide areas of the country. The warhead of such missiles opens up while descending and scatters between 24 and up to 80 smaller munitions with around 2.5 kilograms (5.5 pounds) of explosives, in a radius ...

  • Greece: Army Βomb Squad Neutralise Unexploded Shell

    March 4, 2026

    Authorities neutralised an unexploded shell discovered during construction works in Nea Kallikratia, in the region of Halkidiki, following a large-scale security operation. The alarm sounded shortly after 12:30 on Tuesday (3/3), when a construction crew uncovered a shell and a helmet while carrying out building works on a plot within the urban area. Workers immediately alerted ...

  • Azerbaijan: ANAMA neutralizes 481 mines and 1621 UXOs over past week

    March 2, 2026

    According to ANAMA, the operations led to the detection and neutralization of 410 anti-personnel mines, 71 anti-tank mines, and 1,621 unexploded ordnances (UXOs) last month. During the reporting period, a total of 4,264.8 hectares of land were cleared of mines and UXOs. Read more… Source: Azertag News Related:  

  • Nigeria: NPF, UNMAS train personnel on counter-IEDs in Northeast

    March 1, 2026

    The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), in collaboration with the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), has trained its personnel on the counter-Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the Northeast. According to the Borno State Police Command, the seven-month training commenced from July 28, 2025, to February 27, 2026, at the Maiduguri Police Headquarters. Spokesperson of the command, ...