Cranfield University hosts a range of expertise with direct application in countering IEDs whether advice, research or training and education.
The combination of our expertise and our unique facilities - including explosives ranges and forensic laboratories, enables us to be able to offer specialist services to civilian and military organisations.
Our expertise includes
- Detailed technology areas such as fusing, explosives and triggering.
- Active countermeasures methods and their effectiveness including physical attack, electronic attack or decoying and other means
- Passive or procedural methods of countering IEDs such as:
- provision of armour protections (and its optimal configuration on a platform, structure or person)
- through general awareness of signs and indicators and best practice.