Our mission

About CAT-UXO

Together our knowledge saves lives. Collective Awareness to Unexploded Ordnance brings the explosive ordnance disposal community together to share information on UXO and explosive hazards around the world.

  • Community

    Bring specialists together

    CAT-UXO exists so EOD operators, military, police, NGOs, divers, dog handlers, medics and mine risk managers can learn from one another.

  • Knowledge

    Collate open-source awareness

    The database gathers information from public sources and individuals so technical personnel can use the experience of others to prevent injury and death.

  • Purpose

    Reduce the risk of accidents

    We provide general explosive hazard information for people working near affected areas. This site does not teach or endorse EOD practices.

The database

How CAT-UXO is used

Collective Awareness to Unexploded Ordnance (CAT-UXO) aims to bring together the explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) community in order to collate information and awareness on UXO and explosive hazards currently distributed throughout the world. By gathering this knowledge via social media and allowing access by technical personnel (including EOD operators, Military, Police, NGOs, divers, dog handlers, medics and mine risk managers) individuals worldwide can utilise the experience of others to prevent further injury and death.

The information contained within this Explosive Hazard database is obtained from varying open source information and individuals. The information is in no way exhaustive or considered fully accurate and therefore qualified EOD trained persons should always adhere to authorised employers Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) when working with explosive hazards.

Its ultimate aim is to provide general explosive hazard information to organisations and individuals working in the vicinity of areas affected by explosive hazards in order to minimise the further risk of accidents. This explosive hazard database is not designed to teach people how to work with landmines, UXO, ERW or other explosive hazards and does not teach or endorse EOD practices.