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An improvised explosive device (IED) is a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional military explosives, such as an artillery shell, attached to a detonating mechanism. IEDs are commonly used as roadside bombs, or homemade bombs.
A satchel charge is a demolition device, primarily intended for combat, whose primary components are a charge of dynamite or a more potent explosive such as C-4 plastic explosive, a carrying device functionally similar to a satchel or messenger bag, and a triggering mechanism; the term covers both improvised and formally designed devices.
Vyacheslav Molotov, 1945. The name "Molotov cocktail" (Finnish: Molotovin cocktail) was coined by the Finns during the Winter War in 1939.[10] [11] [12] The name was a pejorative reference to Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov, who was one of the architects of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact on the eve of World War II.
Duke Version 3 Vehicle mounted CREW system: Duke V3, [4] manufactured by SRCTec, Inc., is a counter radio-controlled improvised explosive device (RCIED) electronic warfare (CREW) system that was developed to provide U.S. forces critical, life-saving protection against a wide range of threats. It is a field deployable system that was designed to ...
An explosive device is a device that relies on the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide a violent release of energy. [1] Applications of explosive devices include: Building implosion ; Excavation; Explosive forming; Explosive welding; Mining of minerals; Murder. Assassination; Riot control; Terrorism; War; Types of explosive ...
A 28-year-old man was arrested and charged after authorities discovered "improvised explosive devices in a makeshift laboratory" at his Philadelphia home, officials announced on Wednesday.
An explosive weapon generally uses high explosive to project blast and often fragmentation from a point of detonation. Explosive weapons may be subdivided by their method of manufacture into explosive ordnance and improvised explosive devices . When explosive weapons fail to function as designed they are often left as unexploded ordnance.
The Rhino Passive Infrared Defeat System (also known simply as Rhino) was an early detonation Counter-IED system. It was mounted to the front of a vehicle and used heat to prematurely detonate any hidden improvised explosive devices (IEDs) while the vehicle was at a safe distance away from the blast.