The Directions of Countering Improvised Explosive Devices at the Present Operational Environment

Abstract

The use of improvised explosive devices (IED) is not unknown in the history of warfare. Nowadays, however,  significant changes can be observed in warfare, with  indirect procedures increasingly pushing traditional or  direct procedural modes into the background. Differences  in technological or operational procedures between the  warring parties usually result in asymmetric warfare. At the  same time, the use of improvised explosive devices is increasingly being associated with asymmetric warfare,  since this is fundamentally influenced by this weapon.  Countering the threat of this weapon is now incorporated  in a complex system that includes device detection. The  driving force behind the development of IED countering is  the maintenance of the freedom of movement, which  fundamentally affects the success of operations.