EOD/IEDD Training

With over 3,000 Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attacks in Afghanistan during 2009 alone, Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) training has become mandatory for today’s expeditionary forces. Defencell™’s all-textile Force Protection Systems behave consistently when exposed to ordinance, helping troops safely conduct live explosive ordinance disposal/improvised explosive device disposal (EOD/IEDD) training without the inherent risk of secondary fragmentation.

Defencell has been blast-tested during all manner of EOD training, including vehicle bomb disposal, render-safe procedures (RSPs), incident management, explosive method of entry (EMOE), robotic vehicle deployment, and multi-switched improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

Available in various widths and thicknesses, Defencell EOD training walls can simulate virtually any overt or covert combat scenario that troops are likely to encounter. The unique 100% textile and earth-filled construction minimizes secondary fragmentation that can occur with wood or metal blast walls.

Defencell is easy to install and replace, and can be used for joint EOD/small arms fire training. The stackable construction capability and interlocking cellular design provides protection from cannons, mortars, artillery, VBIEDs, and other fragmenting weapons.

EOD Training at a Glance

• Quick to erect and replace
• 100% textile design minimizes the risk of secondary fragmentation
• Consistent and realistic results
• Compatible with incorporated small arms exercises
• Allows troops to train as they would fight
• Cost-effective

EMOE Training

Explosive Method of Entry (EMOE) training is an effective breaching technique used in urban environments. Recent operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have highlighted the need for realistic live EMOE training before troops deploy.

Using wood, metal-basket gabions, or similar EMOE training materials to simulate compound walls and local conditions produces a fragmentation hazard that can prevent troops from forming tactically realistic positions. Conducting EMOE training with Defencell allows troops to stand closer to the breaching point with no inherent secondary fragmentation.

Defencell has devised a method of constructing training walls that behave in a realistic and consistent manner when attacked, helping troops train as they would operate. The breached area can be quickly replaced, while the design of Defencell allows small arms live firing to be incorporated into exercises as well.