What are the 3 types of IED?

Common forms of VOIED include the under-vehicle IED (UVIED), improvised landmines, and mail bombs.

What is the 5 25 rule IED?

The 5-and-25 refers to distances to “clear” any time a patrol or vehicle stops. Soldiers should look out for anything suspicious within a five-meter radius if they’re in a vehicle; if their vehicles stop, they should clear a 25-meter perimeter around the vehicles.

What is the main charge of an IED?

Typically, IEDs have four key components: a main charge of explosives, an explosive initiator (a small amount of energetic explosives), a switching mechanism and a container of some sort. Most developments in IED design and construction involve one or more of these.

What is the purpose of an IED?

An improvised explosive device (IED) attack is the use of a “homemade” bomb and/or destructive device to destroy, incapacitate, harass, or distract. IEDs are used by criminals, vandals, terrorists, suicide bombers, and insur- gents.

What does IED stand for in military category?

A device placed or fabricated in an improvised manner incorporating destructive, lethal, noxious, pyrotechnic, or incendiary chemicals and designed to destroy, incapacitate, harass, or distract. It may incorporate military stores, but is normally devised from nonmilitary components. Also referred to as an “IED.” (JP 1-02) Booby Trap.

What kind of equipment is used to disarm IEDs?

The (IED/EOD) TALON Carries sensors and a robotic manipulator, which is used by the U.S. Military for explosive ordnance disposal and disarming improvised explosive devices.

Where can IEDs be placed on the road?

This consists of an explosive laden vehicle that is positioned near a target and initiated either while it is parked or in motion. IEDs may be emplaced in the following areas: !In the median, by the roadside, or buried under the surface of any type of road. ! Elevated in trees, light posts, overpasses, and bridge spans. !

What is the purpose of Counter IED equipment?

They are used for standoff detection of explosives and explosive precursor components and defeating the Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) devices themselves as part of a broader counter-terrorism, counter-insurgency, or law enforcement effort.