Explosives

Leading EOD in a VUCA Environment

By Lt. Col. Alex Spora, Head of Operations, Swiss Army NBC-EOD Competence Center We live in an age where polarizing narratives are at the same...

The Importance of Humanitarian Underwater Demining

By Mr. Veselin Mijajlović, Director of Regional Center for Divers Training and Underwater Demining About the Regional Center for Underwater Demining The Regional Diving Center for...

SWEDEC

Swedish EOD and Demining Centre A Centre of Excellence in Steep Growth The Swedish Armed Forces receives its fiscal framework and general assignments for a period...

The Ever-Evolving Improvised Device Threat

By COL (Ret.) Tim Madere An Improvised explosive device (IED) is a term used to describe a “homemade” destructive device or bomb that can be...

EOD COE: Seeding Today-Harvesting Tomorrow

by Lt. Col. Damian Piórko Within the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Centre of Excellence (EOD COE), we believe that success does not happen overnight, it needs to be carefully nourished. There...

The challenges of EOD work in a CBRNe environment

By Cpt. Dirk Gunst Dark clouds gather above the Belgian Capital on Tuesday, 22 March 2016, when two bomb attacks occur at rush hour. Brussels...

Keep Your Radar Picture Wide

Lessons from the COVID19 Pandemic from an EOD perspective Editorial by Lt. Col. Alex Spora The Swiss Armed Forces cover most issues regarding military ordnance within...

Inexpensive drones: using technological innovation to eradicate landmines

By Ms. Pinja Mann, Analyst, IB Consultancy According to Landmine Monitor, as of October 2020, 60 states and other areas, e.g., North Atlantic and the...

Interview with Mr. Aksel Steen-Nilsen, Country Director of Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA), Thailand

A comprehensive look into NPA's operations in the Asia Pacific Thank you, Mr. Aksel Steen-Nilsen, for taking the time for this interview despite your hectic...

Challenging Urban Environments: The Prospect of using Animal Detection Systems in Buildings

By Mr. Stanislav Damjanovic & Mr. Ian Robb, Advisors, Geneva Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) The urban environment of modern warfare presents a host of...

Team Profile: 55th Ordnance Company

CPT Rafael A. Polo, Commander, 55th Ordnance Company, US Army, USA CPT Rafael A. Polo, the Commander of the 55th Ordnance Unit chose the EOD...

IED’s Role in the Afghan Peace Talks

By The Counterterrorism Group Tactical changes and improvised explosive device (IED) adaptations have enabled the Taliban to pursue a strategy of more accurate and targeted...

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