UK: AI-powered drones to detect explosive threats and protect military personnel

UK military personnel are set to be better protected on the battlefield as a result of trials which demonstrate cutting-edge AI in drones can rapidly recognise new threats, such as landmines and other explosive ordnance. The major trial by the Read More …

Vietnam: Party chief calls for modernised Engineering Corps to meet evolving defence demand

Party General Secretary To Lam has underscored the need for the Engineering Corps, an arm of the Vietnam People’s Army, to enhance its overall capacity to meet increasingly demanding national defence tasks amid a rapidly evolving global and regional landscape. Read More …

Ukraine: $70M in Taxpayer Money Stolen by Land Mine Company

A Ukrainian company contracted to manufacture critically needed land- and anti-personnel mines for the front pocketed nearly Hr.3 billion ($69.8 million) in taxpayer money and instead sent small volumes of munitions that frequently failed to function and sometimes blew up Read More …

India gets its first standard for bomb disposal systems

The new standard, IS 19445:2025, was developed at the request of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the Terminal Ballistic Research Laboratory. It establishes comprehensive guidelines for evaluating bomb disposal systems against blast loads and splinter effects. Consumer Affairs Read More …

Finnish Defence Forces request for participation application – EOD/IEDD, CBRN robots

The Finnish Defence Forces asks requests for participation requests related to the procurement of robots. The purpose of this procurement is to equip a part of Finnish Defence Forces EOD- and IEDD-teams with two different size robots. Robots will be Read More …

Iceland joins in funding Danish model for Ukrainian weapons production

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has expressed gratitude to Iceland for its recent contribution to producing Ukrainian weapons under the Danish model. Icelandic Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday, 7 January. During their meeting, Sybiha thanked Read More …

Ukraine: Government will compensate 100% of the cost of demining to farmers who demine agricultural land

The Cabinet of Ministers has increased the amount of compensation for agricultural producers who plan to demine agricultural land from 80% to 100%. The programme will also now be open to those farmers who have a tax debt for land Read More …

U.S. DOD Official Describes How Capabilities Are Generated for Warfighters

Taking joint warfighting concepts and translating them into the capabilities that are needed for the future in a highly contested fight is a key focus, said Heidi Shyu, undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, who spoke today on a Read More …

Jammu and Kashmir Police to procure Mine-Protected Vehicles, ROVs, and other equipment to boost Anti-Terror Ops

The Jammu and Kashmir Police is all set to procure seven mine-protected vehicles (MPVs), five remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), and 18 under-vehicle surveillance systems (UVSS), officials said on Sunday. The special vehicles and equipment will boost the security and surveillance Read More …

UK: £45 million alliance between military and industry set to deliver life-saving protection

Soldiers, vehicles and UK military bases around the world will receive innovative digital protection against remote and radio controlled Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) through a £45 million contract with British industry partners. Under the contract awarded to Team Protect, the Read More …

UK: Next generation vehicle for EOD soldiers announced

The new GASKET 3 bomb disposal vehicle’s Initial Operating Capability (IOC) was announced this week, following extensive consultations with the soldiers who will be using the new vehicle. GASKET 3 deployed on its first operational tasking on Tuesday 20 September Read More …

The UK is looking for new RCVs for explosive ordnance disposal

The UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) is looking to procure 50 medium remotely piloted vehicles (RCVs) as part of the Dartrose project. A total of £25 million (US$29 million) is available for purchase, which includes 10 years of lifetime maintenance, Read More …

North Carolina: Terrorism experts, dog breeders gather to reverse shortage of domestic bomb sniffing dogs

Terrorism experts, law enforcement officials, U.S. military officials and dog breeders will gather next week in a Durham, N.C., hotel ballroom to try and reverse a dangerous national security deficit: the shortage of high-quality U.S.-bred detection dogs. On the agenda Read More …

India: MHA Approves Rs 45-Cr CRPF Plan To Purchase Vehicle-Mounted Jammers To Combat IED Threat

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has approved Rs 45.19 crore for the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to purchase vehicle-mounted Remote Controller Improvised Explosive Devices (RCIED) jammers for use in hyper-sensitive areas especially in Jammu and Kashmir and for Read More …

UK: DE&S secures life-saving digital protection for bomb disposal troops under £41 million contract

Defence specialists called on by UK police to dispose of suspected bombs are being equipped with next-generation digital protection against remotely-triggered devices. The life-saving technology interrogates the airwaves for remote control signals that may be attempting to detonate an explosive Read More …

Irish Army to shell out €1.35m on new landmine clearing machine after Ukrainian help plea

The Army will splash out up to €1.35million on a new landmine clearing machine amid calls from Ukraine for Irish help in removing hidden Russian explosives. The mine clearance vehicle will be used by the Defence Forces to deal with Read More …

Latvia: Riga Airport to Purchase New Explosives Detection System for Checking Hand Luggage

Riga Airport of Latvia will purchase a new explosives detection system to control passengers’ hand luggage by using financial savings from the European Cohesion Fund. Through a statement issued on June 30, the Ministry of Transport of Latvia emphasized that Read More …