First Lieutenant Ungaro and Second Lieutenant Tilly standby as EOD preps a robot at an IED site in Iraq. (U.S. Army)Pentagon Team Seeks New Ways To Foil Buried Explosives -- Washington Times
Robots, sensors needed for Afghanistan war.
A Pentagon agency has set up a team of experts to find ways to foil buried homemade explosives that increasingly are killing and maiming troops in Afghanistan.
The Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) said the new working group is looking at several counter-IED devices, including a “sacrificial robot” that could clear a footpath for “dismounted” Marines and Army soldiers.
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Update #1: No 'silver bullet' yet found to stop IED attacks -- Stars and Stripes
Update #2: How to protect troops against IEDs? The brass wants your help! -- DoD Buzz
My Comment: Here are some Marines who survived 6 .... I repeat .... 6 IED attacks, and all on one deployment.
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