26th EDA PT C-IED Meeting
The 26th EDA C-IED PT meeting was hosted by the Austrian Armed Forces Land Forces School in Eisenstadt, Austria on 7-8 May 2019.
The nations were also updated with regards to the following key topics: Exercise Bison Counter 2020 lead by Italy, Cat B projects at EDA as Military Search Capacity Building, JDEAL Phase II, European Centre for Manual Neutralization (ECMAN) and Work Program 2020/21 and associated activities.
DIR of the CIED CoE took the opportunity to update the Nations on the CoE’s main activities relevant to EU-nations/ EDA and on the decision’s process in the CoE.
Ardent Defender 2019 MPC
C-IED CoE participated to the preparation of Ex Ardent Defender 2019 planning procedures with one member of the Center. Main Planning Conference was organized and hosted by the Canadian Armed Forces Joint Counter Explosive Threat Task Force (CAF JCET TF). The conference took place from 7 to 9 of May 2019 at Toronto Ontario, in the premises of the CAF Base Borden. Our Center is a committed participant of the Ardent Defender series of Exercises practicing the full spectrum of exploitation cycle. This year the main line of effort will be to support the “Host Nation” in Defence Capacity Building focusing in C-IED and contribute in creating realistic scenarios from conflict areas and ongoing international operations.
58th EOD Working Group
The C-IED COE participated in the 58th NATO Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Interservice Working Group in Eksjo, Sweden from 7-10 May 2019 at the Swedish EOD and Demining Centre (SWEDEC). The Working Group began with outstanding action items from the previous meeting and was followed by broad list of liaison reports from participating members to include an ACO update.
On the second day, the group witnessed an EOD - Interagency tasking as part of the SWEDEC EOD Exercise-19. The EOD team worked closely with the local fire department and medical personnel on radio communications, safety, render safe, post blast, casualty evacuation and immediate medical care. The afternoon sessions included panel discussion on EOD Doctrine, Policy, and Philosophy; EOD Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures Panel; and the EOD Standardization Panel. The final day started with a visit to the SWEDEC Research and Development department with briefings on their EOD Information System (IS), EOD training area, and research area focusing on large scale Demining Equipment. The conclusion of the working group focused on panel chairs discussing their panel outcomes and way ahead.
The 59th NATO Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Interservice Working Group will take place in Kiel, Germany from 21-25 Oct 2019.
BAM is a senior scientific and technical federal institute with responsibility to the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and invited two stakeholders of the multinational interagency project “Suicide Vests” to brief on the overall project.
Bam supported this two year project with test ranges and explosives. Based on this invitation C-IED CoE and Technical Center of German Armed Forces 91 presented a 30 min briefing during the official two day information event of BAM in front of around 100 attendees from industries, academics and members of Law enforcement agencies.