Switzerland strengthens humanitarian demining capacities in Ukraine

On 17–18 April, representatives from more than 50 countries and organisations gathered at an international workshop in Kyiv to discuss measures for identifying and clearing mines and unexploded ordnance in Ukraine. Good coordination of national activities and international support is Read More …

Ghana: Let’s unite to fight dangers caused by anti-personnel mines

Mr Ambrose Dery, Minister for the Interior, has urged the Economic Community of West African States and nations within the Sahel to unite and mitigate humanitarian crises caused by improvised anti-personnel mines. He also asked them to engage in constructive Read More …

U.S. Army EOD techs leverage expertise at Johns Hopkins University cluster munitions forum

WASHINGTON – U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians participated in a forum conducted by one of the nation’s premier engineering schools to learn better ways to confront and defeat cluster munitions during large-scale combat operations. Army EOD technicians attended the Read More …

MCBH Hosts Joint EOD Symposium

To preserve valuable lessons learned from across the explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) enterprise and foster increased collaboration among EOD teams, Marine Corps Base Hawaii hosted the annual Joint EOD Symposium this month. Led by U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Joseph Read More …

Registration Open for SOF Week 2023 in Tampa

TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. Special Operations Command and Global Special Operations Foundation (GSOF) will co-host Special Operations Forces (SOF) Week in Tampa, FL, 8-11 May. SOF Week combines a defense industry conference with a national convention for Special Operations Forces Read More …

India: Experts, agencies discuss how to counter emerging terror, IED threats at National Security Guard seminar

New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): A two-day National Security Guard (NSG) Raising Day International Seminar on the theme “Countering Emerging Terror and IED threats by Harnessing Latest Technology” was conducted on October 14 and 15 at NSG Manesar Garrison. Read More …

Somalia: ATMIS, UNMAS and key stakeholders conclude conference to counter IEDs

Top officials of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), and key stakeholders, have concluded a three-day conference to take stock of the current measures to counter Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), in Read More …

NATO allies strategize, first EOD symposium

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — The 786th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight hosted U.S. Air Forces in Europe’s first EOD symposium here, May 19. Service members from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands attended the symposium to integrate U.S. Read More …

Kenya: The Annual Africa C-IED Steering Committee conference is underway at the Humanitarian Peace Support School (HPSS) in Nairobi

The Annual Africa C-IED Steering Committee conference is currently underway at the Humanitarian Peace Support School (HPSS) in Nairobi, Kenya. The 3 day conference has been sponsored by the UK and US, and has participants attending from over 21 mainly Read More …

NATO EOD Demonstrations and Trials 2021, 13-14 October 2021, Bratislava, Slovakia

Press release by EOD COE The leading theme of the 2021 year’s event is “Technological innovations influencing future EOD and related capabilities” as a challenge for NATO and Partners Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) coming from various EOD and related domains, Read More …

NATO EOD Demonstrations and Trials 2020, 23-24 September 2020, Bratislava, Slovakia

Press release by EOD COE The leading theme of the 2020 year’s event is “Technological innovations influencing future EOD and related capabilities” as a challenge for NATO and Partners Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) coming from various EOD and related domains, Read More …

The Middle East Military Technology Conference (MEMTEC) Examines the Importance of Tech Solutions for Defence

PRESS RELEASE The Middle East Military Technology Conference (MEMTEC) will be held alongside the upcoming Bahrain International Defence Exhibition & Conference (BIDEC), it was announced last month, during the period from 28-30 October 2019. Held under the patronage of His Read More …

Four top technical vendors & OEM’s to present at Future Armoured Vehicles Situational Awareness 2019 in three weeks’ time

SMi reports: Microflown Avisa, Collins Aerospace, BAE Systems and Patria Land Systems to present exclusive briefings at Future Armoured Vehicles Situational Awareness conference this April in London. SMi Group will host the 4th annual Future Armoured Vehicles Situational Awareness conference Read More …

Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš opens 5th NATO EOD Demonstrations and Trials 2018

New Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)/Improvised Explosive Devices Disposal (IEDD) technologies and trends can be viewed today (19 September 2018) and tomorrow on Thursday by visitors to the 5th NATO EOD Demonstrations and Trials 2018 at Bratislavaʼs Incheba Expo Arena. The Read More …