5th Meeting - SET-298: Identification and Neutralization Methods and Technologies for C-IED
The 5th meeting of the SCI-298 Research Task Group (RTG), “Identification and Neutralization Methods and Technologies for C-IED,” was held at the USA Consulate General in Frankfurt, Germany on 8-9 May 2019. The meeting included a total of 10 participants representing 6 nations, DEU, FRA, NLD, TUR, USA, and 3 NATO Centres of Excellence (COEs), Counter-IED (C-IED) COE, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) COE, and Military Engineering (MilEng) COE.
Most of this meeting was spent accomplishing the assessment of both identification and neutralization for one scenario/threat. After the assessment, it was decided to pare down the list which resulted in ten scenario/threat combinations. The RTG also discussed the final report and its classification. User input on technologies was debated but a path forward was not finalized, only that the RTG would not engage the user community at the C-IED COE TW. The group is progressing but will probably not be completed in the three year allotted timeframe so an extension will be requested by the chairperson.