13 February 2024 13h30-14h30
by Mr. Djamal Belmehdi
Dual-use substances or those used to synthesize known homemade explosives (HME) are strictly controlled. Nevertheless, tertiary explosives are generally not considered as explosives by international regulations. As they are exceptionally diffic...
06 June 2023 13h45-14h15
by Cdt Dr Ir Romuald VAN RIET
Ammunition ageing has always been an issue, especially when ammunition is stored in hot climates. Ammunition ageing can lead to deterioration of the weapon's ballistic properties, damage to weapon systems and, in extreme cases, spontaneous...
06 June 2023 13h15-13h45
by Cdt Dr Ir Romuald VAN RIET
Tertiary explosives are a serious and emerging threat in the context of homeland security, counterterrorism and counter-improvised explosive devices, and are therefore the subject of this research conducted in collaboration between the RMA'...
04 October 13h00-14h00
Since the terrorist attacks in Zaventem and Maelbeek, TATP is probably the best known of all of the home-made explosives. It is no surprise that all aspects of this (and other) home-made explosives are investigated in the Laboratory for Energetic Materials and Blast Enginee...