Defeating Improvised Explosive Devices 2011

Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) continue to be the leading killer of U.S. and allied troops in southwest Asia. As the #1 priority to many of the Services' top officials, the Department of Defense (DoD) has continued their funneling of billions of dollars towards solutions to stem these instruments of terror. However, stopping this threat has proved to be an enormously daunting task as insurgents have been able to continually adjust and adapt to coalition efforts to counter these highly lethal devices. This evolving threat has led counter IED forces around the world to adopt a holistic approach to thwarting these makeshift bombs — from disrupting the explosives themselves, to training soldiers, to attacking the very network that supplies the components before these items are assembled and emplaced.