Successful Counter-IED
by Maj. Frank Tordeur, BE A
from Safety & Security International , III/2008)
“The proliferation of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) as an asymmetrical tactic incurrent and future conflicts presents a significant threat to NATO forces. These treacherous and effective weapons are used by terrorists, insurgents, non-state actors and criminals to maim, kill and invoke fear. IEDs can range in size…”
Jamming systems play secret role in Iraq
from CNN.Com/technology
“(CNN) -- A silent, invisible battle is being fought against roadside bombs in Iraq. Though the military doesn't like to advertise their use, electronic jamming systems are playing a key role in neutralizing the threat.
"Any weapon we had against IEDs, [improvised explosive devices] was utilized including jamming technology," said Jason Spencer, 29, an Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, engineer who served with the Army in Iraq in 2005.
Vehicle mounted electronic jammers attempt to block a signal going to a radio-controlled IED. The military also uses …”
IED - a weapon's profile
from Defense Update - International Online Defense Magazine
"IEDs can be prepared almost everywhere, with materials that can be acquired from agricultural and medical supplies. The preparation does not require highly technical knowledge. In fact, many "IED engineers" practiced what they have learned through instructions they received from..."
IED Countermeasures – Jammers
from Defense Update - International Online Defense Magazine
"Another Israeli company, Netline, offers the C-Guard Very High Power modular wireless communications jammers designed for fixed or vehicle installation, where high transmission power and multiple frequency bands are required to block wireless communications within a large coverage area...”
Army: IED attacks up, but not casualties
from Army Times
"Iraqi insurgents are launching four times as many attacks with improvised explosive devices than in 2003, but U.S. casualties from the roadside bombs have not risen — due in part to devices that jam the radio signals that trigger the weapons, Pentagon officials say....."
Governor Schwarzenegger Encourages Israeli Companies To Invest In California
from Schwarzenegger.com
" TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - At a meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel today, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger introduced five Israeli companies with plans to create more than 800 new jobs in California and than in 2003, but U.S. casualties from the roadside bombs have not risen — due in part to devices that jam the radio signals that trigger the weapons, Pentagon officials say....."
Device detects cell phone bugs
from CNN.Com/Sci-tech
“(CNN) -- TEL AVIV, Israel (Reuters) -- Imagine your company is holding secret talks to buy another firm when your main competitor suddenly snaps it up from under your nose, apparently aware of all the details of the negotiations…”
Bomb-detection training center planned on base
By Rick Rogers
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
September 18, 2008
“CAMP PENDLETON – The growing use of roadside bombs by insurgents in Afghanistan coupled with the arrival of thousands of Marines in that country are the reasons a state-of-the-art bomb-detection training center will be built on Camp Pendleton…”
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