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What is a VBED in the military?
Vehicle borne IEDs (VBIEDs) are devices that use a vehicle as the package or container of the device. VBIEDs have increasingly used larger amounts of explosives, and the explosive charge has ranged anywhere from 100lbs to well over 1000 pounds.
Which type of IED is used to deliver an explosive charge?
Which type of IED is used to deliver an explosive charge to a target with a large standoff distance between the firing point and the target.
What are the three type of IEDs?
There are three categories of IED, based on the way they are detonated:
- TIME. An IED in this category utilizes a ‘time switch’ – a device which creates a countdown until detonation.
- COMMAND. These IEDs are operated by the bomber.
- VICTIM-OPERATED.
What are the 4 components of an IED?
IEDs generally have four main components as shown in Figure 1. These components can be remembered using the acronym, PIES: a power supply, an initiator, an explosive, and a switch.
What is the importance of IED?
An IED is a type of unconventional explosive weapon that can take any form and be activated in a variety of ways. It kills soldiers and civilians alike. NATO developed an action plan to detect and neutralise IEDs, to identify and disrupt the networks supporting this threat and to prepare and protect forces.
What is the range of an IED?
IEDs have been deployed in the form of explosively formed projectiles (EFP), a special type of shaped charge that is effective at long standoffs from the target (50 meters or more), however they are not accurate at long distances.
What is ied in school?
Introduction to Engineering Design (IED) is a high school level course that is appropriate for students who are interested in design and engineering. IED gives students the opportunity to develop skills and understanding of course concepts through activity-, project-, and problem-based (APPB) learning.
Can IED be detected?
A novel detection and localization method was proposed for IEDs based on magnetic signals. Since most of the IEDs have the ferromagnetic properties, the magnetic field produced around the body by the IED can be detected by 3-axis fluxgate sensor array system.
What is the most powerful explosive material?
PETN. One of the most powerful explosive chemicals known to us is PETN, which contains nitro groups which are similar to that in TNT and the nitroglycerin in dynamite. But the presence of more of these nitro groups means it explodes with more power.