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Mar- 2026 -

23 March

Arms

Ariete Italian tanks move to their battle position, during the Strong Europe Tank Challenge (SETC), at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area, Grafenwoehr, Germany, May 12, 2016. The SETC is co-hosted by U.S. Army Europe and the German Bundeswehr, May 10-13, 2016. The competition is designed to foster military partnership while promoting NATO interoperability. Seven platoons from six NATO nations are competing in SETC - the first multinational tank challenge at Grafenwoehr in 25 years. For more photos, videos and stories from the Strong Europe Tank Challenge, go to http://www.eur.army.mil/tankchallenge/ (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nathanael Mercado/Released)

Rheinmetall Consortium Launches Upgrade for Italian Army Anti-Tank Mines

Rheinmetall and Italy have signed a memorandum of understanding to modernize “hundreds of thousands” of MATS anti-tank mines in the Italian Army’s stockpile.

Sep- 2025 -

29 September

Asia Pacific

Rojoef Manuel

S. Korea’s Hanwha to Supply Homegrown Bomb Disposal Robots for Military in Late 2025

The Republic of Korea Armed Forces will begin receiving locally developed bomb disposal robots from Hanwha Aerospace later this year, a move aimed at boosting troop safety and operational efficiency.

9 September

Europe

North Korean soldiers attend a mass rally to celebrate the declaration that it had achieved full nuclear statehood in Pyongyang

Rojoef Manuel

North Korean Troops Aid Russian Demining Operations in Kursk

North Korean military engineers are helping Russian forces clear mines in the Kursk region, according to acting governor Alexander Khinshtein.

8 September

Arms

A German explosive ordnance disposal team members looks at an X-ray of an explosive device during the Eifel Krabben Improvised Explosive Device Rodeo at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Aug. 18, 2025. The annual event brought 14 explosive ordnance disposal teams from 10 partner nations together to share expertise, test skills and enhance allied cooperation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Haiden Morris)

Rojoef Manuel

Rheinmetall to Open Ammunition Disposal Plant in Bavaria

Rheinmetall has announced plans for a major ammunition disposal facility in Dillingen an der Donau, Bavaria.

3 September

Asia Pacific

Christine Casimiro

Philippine Military Trains With AI-Powered Drone Tech to Find Explosive Hazards

Artificial intelligence is helping the Philippine military spot explosive hazards faster, keeping deminers out of harm’s way.

Jul- 2025 -

30 July

Arms

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Turkey Debuts ‘Most Powerful’ Non-Nuclear Bomb Yet

The Turkish Ministry of National Defense’s research and development arm has equipped the country with its “most powerful” conventional aerial bomb to date.

21 July

Americas

Giulia Bernacchi

Safe Pro to Supply Landmine Detection, AI Drone Tech for US Missions

A US government contractor has selected Safe Pro to supply ballistic and explosive ordnance disposal protective gear along with AI technology.

2 July

Air

U.S. Army 1st Lt. David Baker, an electronic warfare officer for the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, prepares a M67 grenade for a Skydio X10 in the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, June 25, 2025. Soldiers from 7th Army Training Command, the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine and 173rd Airborne Brigade all worked together to make this the first live grenade drop from a unmanned aircraft system in the U.S. Army for conventional forces. This drop of a live M67 grenade used a Skydio X10 and a U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command-developed Audible dropper for the first time.. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Collin Mackall)

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Trials Autonomous Bombing With Small Drone in Germany

The US Army has tested an autonomous bombing operation using a small unmanned aerial system at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Bavaria, Germany.

Jun- 2025 -

20 June

Arms

U.S. Marines with 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, partner with Orange County Sheriff’s Department Hazardous Devices Section to set explosive charges during the Post-Blast Analysis Course at Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 11, 2018. The Marines and sheriffs prepare charges of trinitrotoluene (TNT) to be placed in the ground before detonation. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Quentarius Johnson)

Christine Casimiro

Swedish Startup to Build Country’s First TNT Plant Since Cold War

Stockholm-based defense startup Swebal is set to build Sweden’s first TNT production facility since the 1990s, following a 3-million-euro ($3.45 million) investment to fast-track construction.

May- 2025 -

27 May

Africa