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Bomb and Warhead
August 2019
GLOBAL EOD CONFERENCE NEWS: Pentagon Sees IED Threat from Peer Adversaries
By Yasmin TadjdehBETHESDA, Md. — During the height of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, one of the greatest challenges the U.S. military faced from insurgents was the scourge of improvised explosive devices — low-cost bombs that were deployed on roadsides and other areas frequented by warfighters — that killed or maimed thousands of troops. But as the United States enters an era of competition with advanced adversaries such as Russia and China, the threat from IEDs will endure, an official with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency said Aug. 6. -
Land Forces
April 2016
New Research Holds Promise for Lighter, Tougher Vehicle Armor (UPDATED)
The Army Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center continues to invest millions to improve the vehicle armor that protects troops from small arms and explosives. And universities are pitching in by inventing new life-saving materials. -
Robotics
March 2016
Navy Presses On With Long-Delayed Bomb Disposal Robot Program
The Navy expects to field the first of three planned explosive ordnance disposal robots in 2017, almost 10 years after the program was announced, service officials said in a recent interview. -
Counterterrorism
October 2015
JIEDDO Emerges From Wars as Combat Support Agency
In May, the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization was given a new name and a permanent place in the Pentagon bureaucracy under acquisition, technology and logistics at the office of the secretary of defense. -
October 2015
Bomb Squads Need the Best Tools Available
Bomb squads — both military and civilian — deserve and need the very best technologies the nation can offer them. There are two reasons: going face to face with a bomb is dangerous work and bombs are a terrorist's go-to weapon. -
June 2015
Bomb Squad Robots Taking Human Form
By Allyson VersprilleBombs squads across the United States are seeking robots that resemble the human form as servicemen and first responders face situations where more dexterity and flexibility are needed, said industry and law enforcement leaders. -
June 2014
Marine Corps Strategy Reflects Lean Times
By Sandra I. ErwinMarines are coming to grips with the reality that they will not have the big-ticket hardware that they had hoped for. -
February 2014
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November 2013
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September 2013
Combat Experience of Bomb-Disposal Teams Should Be Codified
By Jeffrey Trumbore
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