improvised explosive device (IED)

Dec- 2024 -

18 December

Landmine Blast Kills Two Mexican Soldiers, Five Wounded

A blast caused by an improvised landmine planted by suspected criminals killed two Mexican soldiers and wounded five others.

6 December

Arms

Raid on an illegal explosives factory in Ecuador

Staff Writer With AFP

S.America Police Seize Over 3,000 Bombs in Crackdown on Gangs, Guerrillas

Police in nine South American countries seized more than 3,400 homemade bombs and 28 metric tons of bomb-making materials in raids targeting the booming black market in explosives, Interpol said Thursday.

Oct- 2024 -

1 October

DOD Contracts

Joe Saballa

Northrop to Supply Next-Gen Intelligent Jammers to US Navy in $161M Deal

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract valued at up to $161 million to produce JCREW/DRAKE 2.0 intelligent jamming systems for the US Navy.

Sep- 2024 -

20 September

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Iran Warns Israel of ‘Crushing Response’ to Lebanon Device Blasts

Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned Israel that it will face a "crushing response from the resistance front" after thousands of communication devices used by Hezbollah in Lebanon exploded.

Aug- 2024 -

2 August

Technology

Staff Sgt. Billy McCoy (Left) and Sgt. Micah Miller (right), explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians assigned to 722nd Ordnance Company Airborne (EOD), 192nd Ordnance Battalion (EOD) based out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, set up electronic demolition in preparation for render safe procedures (RSP) during the EOD Team of the Year (ToY) competition 15-19 May on Fort Carson, Colorado. The Team of the Year competition is where explosive ordnance disposal technicians face off in challenging scenarios and are assessed on fitness, technical and tactical skills and response capabilities. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sharifa Newton)

Rojoef Manuel

Massachusetts Firm to Modernize US Army BORIS Anti-Explosives Software

The US Army has contracted Scientific Systems to upgrade its Buried Object Reporting and Identification System counter-unexploded ordnance solution.

Jun- 2024 -

10 June

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Seven Pakistan Soldiers Killed in Bombing: Army

Seven Pakistani soldiers were killed when their vehicle was bombed in a northwest region bordering Afghanistan, according to the military.

Jan- 2024 -

25 January

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

A Man Transportable Robotics system is used to assess an improvised rocket during Exercise GOLDEN CRAB on Beale Air Force Base, California, Sept. 20, 2023. An explosive ordnance disposal team was sent out to respond to a long range threat and used the robotics system to assess the situation from a safe distance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexis Pentzer)

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force to Equip Anti-Explosive Robots With Infrared Sensors

The US Air Force is developing an infrared sensing prototype to enhance its robotic counter-improvised explosive device systems.

8 January

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Pakistan Taliban Blast Kills Five Police Protecting Polio Teams

A roadside bomb killed five police officers protecting polio vaccination workers in Pakistan, in an attack claimed by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan group.

Oct- 2023 -

9 October

Americas