This tension between protection and performance defined the next phase of counter-IED systems. The requirement was no longer simply to jam more powerfully, but to protect more intelligently.

Second of two parts. Find part one here. This article first appeared in the Stars and Stripes editions Nov. 25, 2009. It is republished unedited in its original form. Wardak province, Afghanistan — In ...

Counter Improvised Explosive Device Awareness is a broad program that aims to teach Soldiers how to counter or neutralize the enemy's use of IEDs, according to U.S. Army Master Sgt. Ryan Lindberg, ...

President Bush said the Joint IED Defeat Organization will use the funds to develop and procure technologies that destroy improvised explosive devices before they detonate and to train U.S. forces to ...

CAMP DAWSON, W.Va. – U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians honed their lifesaving and mission-enabling skills with interagency bomb squads during a nationwide training exercise. During ...

In a landmark move to address one of the most persistent threats to its security, Somalia has launched its first-ever National Counter-IED Strategy, praised by the United Nations as an “important step ...

Improvised Explosive Detonators (IED) comes in various forms, some can be carried in a paper bag and be placed on the road, others are delivered in a package or dug on a roadside. Terrorists have ...

Improvised explosive device (IED) is defined here as an explosive device that is placed or fabricated in an improvised manner; incorporates destructive, lethal, noxious, pyrotechnic, or incendiary ...

The Federal Government, in collaboration with the United Nations and international partners, has intensified efforts to tackle the growing threat posed by improvised explosive devices used by ...

The National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) in the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has arrested some individuals who specialised in the manufacturing of Improvised Explosive Devices ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Improvised Explosive Detonators (IED) comes in various forms, some can be carried in a ...