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Josh Kinser using his rifle in the wilderness

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Marines Test New Counter-IED Training Course at Pendleton

US Troops Conduct Counter IED Training in Cameroon

JIEDDO Test Unmanned, Bomb Detection Robots

German Institute’s Device Aims to Stop Illegal Bomb Making

Study Blast Event Effects with the S2 Blast Gauge System

Improvised Electronics’ Boombox Simulates IED Explosive Reports

The Boombox from Improvised Electronics offers the ability to train personnel to react to the sound and blast wave of an explosion indoors or outdoors.

Gene Wess, an Exelis Geospatial Systems engineer, worked with the Exelis team to engineer a cryocooler solution for the company’s long-wave infrared hyperspectral sensor. (Photo Credit: Exelis)

Exelis Tests New Airborne Sensor for IEDs

Defense contractor Exelis has successfully tested an airborne sensor capable of detecting dangerous substances and gases.

Improvised Electronics uses realistic simulated IEDs to give EOD trainees a feel for what they’ll face in the field. Here a 105mm artillery shell’s detonator is rigged to a telephone, ready to blast when dialed.

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Improvised Electronics: Counter-IED Blast Simulator Training | Review

Improvised Electronics helps EOD technicians beat bombs to the punch with second-to-none realism!

Naval Research Laboratory Develops Upgraded IED Detection

Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have developed a new lightweight sensor that has upgraded improvised explosive devices (IED) detection for military personnel. The new lightweight and compact sensor is called Silicon…

Vet Reunited With the Armor That Saved His Life

Over five years after Bryan Wagner lost his leg from an explosion in Baghdad, he has been presented with the armor that saved his life during a ceremony on Wednesday…

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Man’s best friend plays pivotal role in IED defeat

Military working dogs have worked hand-in-hand with the military for decades as guard dogs or attack dogs. However, Soldiers are now seeing more and more bomb sniffing dogs going on…

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Spy planes help detect roadside bombs in Afghanistan.

Pictured are (front to back, left to right) RQ-11A Raven, Evolution, Dragon Eye, NASA FLIC, Arcturus T-15, Skylark, Tern, RQ-2B Pioneer, and Neptune. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd…

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Ballistic underwear saves local soldier’s life, future (video).

CBS Atlanta 46 "The doctor, pretty much, said that if I wasn't wearing the ballistic boxers, and groin protector, I would have more than like lost my complete right leg…

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Data shows IEDs kill fewer coalition troops.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Walter Taylor, kneeling, and Pvt. Kyle Smith, both with 1st Platoon, 541st Engineer Company, 54th Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade, Task Force Dolch, check an…

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Pelvic Protection: Army fields extra layer of protection against IEDs for dismounted troops (video).

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IEDs contribute to increase in multiple amputations.

This Cougar was hit in Al Anbar, Iraq by a directed charge IED approximately 300-500 lbs in size. All crew members survived the blast and went out the next day.…

Quadruple-amputee U.S. soldier hit by IED stays positive in interview (video).

WNEM TV5 had the privilege of speaking with Army Staff Sgt. Travis Mills, the young Vassar man wounded in an IED attack while serving in Afghanistan. "I do a lot…

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13 Questions with Josh Kinser, the Man Who Survived 8 Bomb Blasts

Marines Test New Counter-IED Training Course at Pendleton

US Troops Conduct Counter IED Training in Cameroon

JIEDDO Test Unmanned, Bomb Detection Robots

German Institute’s Device Aims to Stop Illegal Bomb Making

Study Blast Event Effects with the S2 Blast Gauge System

Improvised Electronics’ Boombox Simulates IED Explosive Reports

Exelis Tests New Airborne Sensor for IEDs

Improvised Electronics: Counter-IED Blast Simulator Training | Review

Naval Research Laboratory Develops Upgraded IED Detection

Vet Reunited With the Armor That Saved His Life

Man’s best friend plays pivotal role in IED defeat

Spy planes help detect roadside bombs in Afghanistan.

Ballistic underwear saves local soldier’s life, future (video).

Data shows IEDs kill fewer coalition troops.

Pelvic Protection: Army fields extra layer of protection against IEDs for dismounted troops (video).

IEDs contribute to increase in multiple amputations.

Quadruple-amputee U.S. soldier hit by IED stays positive in interview (video).

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13 Questions with Josh Kinser, the Man Who Survived 8 Bomb Blasts

Marines Test New Counter-IED Training Course at Pendleton

US Troops Conduct Counter IED Training in Cameroon

JIEDDO Test Unmanned, Bomb Detection Robots

German Institute’s Device Aims to Stop Illegal Bomb Making

Study Blast Event Effects with the S2 Blast Gauge System

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Vet Reunited With the Armor That Saved His Life

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Spy planes help detect roadside bombs in Afghanistan.

Ballistic underwear saves local soldier’s life, future (video).

Data shows IEDs kill fewer coalition troops.

Pelvic Protection: Army fields extra layer of protection against IEDs for dismounted troops (video).

IEDs contribute to increase in multiple amputations.

Quadruple-amputee U.S. soldier hit by IED stays positive in interview (video).