EOD tech Archives

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Samuel Roth, Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) technician, EOD Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, surfaces from an underwater dive at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak in Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 27, 2026, as part of ARCTIC EDGE 2026 (AE26). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Thirteen Bahizi)

Marine EOD techs team with robots in frigid Alaskan waters

"Anytime I can get an unmanned system, even though it may be expensive, it doesn't come with a name and a family tied to it,” one tech…

Mar 23, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence

Staff Sgt. Neil Wegley, 155th Explosive Ordnance Disposal team lead, conducts measurements on a simulated unexploded ordnance during an exercise, Feb. 7, 2026, at the Nebraska National Guard air base in Lincoln, Nebraska. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Jeremiah Johnson)

Military warns EOD techs against uploading ‘highly sensitive’ bomb disposal data into generative AI systems

AEODPS is a critical database that could have unique consequences to safety and national security if material from it fell into the wrong hands.

Feb 10, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence

An L3Harris T7 Multi-Mission Robotics System inspects a suspicious bag during a peacetime improvised explosive device exercise at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, May 14, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trenten Walters)

L3Harris lands EOD disposal robot award for the Navy and Marine Corps

A spokesperson for L3Harris declined to disclose the contract value to DefenseScoop Wednesday. The company said that T7 deliveries to the services will begin this year.

Jan 14, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence