IEDs (improvised explosive devices) are simple to make, easily hidden and very destructive. Read why IEDs are the weapon of choice for some fighters.

An improvised explosive device (IED) is a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional military explosives, such as an artillery shell, attached to a detonating mechanism. IEDs are commonly used as roadside bombs, or homemade bombs.

Improvised Explosive Device (IED). A weapon that is fabricated or emplaced in an unconventional manner incorporating destructive, lethal, noxious, pyrotechnic, or...

2025年3月4日 · Improvised explosive device (IED), a homemade bomb, constructed from military or nonmilitary components, that is frequently employed by guerrillas, insurgents, and other nonstate actors as a crude but effective weapon against a conventional military force. When used as roadside bombs, IEDs can

簡易爆炸裝置 （英語： Improvised Explosive Device，縮寫： IED），又稱 土製炸彈，中華民國國軍軍語辭典稱「應急爆炸裝置」，泛指任何利用現有或臨時製造的材料所製成之 炸彈。

2020年12月6日 · An improvised explosive device (IED) is, as the name implies, improvised. The explosives in an IED attack may be built out of on-hand military materials or whatever else is useful and at one’s disposal. There is no one method of how to make an IED because these explosives vary greatly from place to place.

2020年7月4日 · Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are not new to conflicts but are seeing expanded use against military targets and, now, increasingly, civilian targets. The expansion of the Internet has allowed for proliferation of IED technology, accelerated innovation, and rapid evolution of simple explosives designs to increasingly sophisticated devices.

2024年1月1日 · Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have posed serious threats for more than half a century, evolving with time and new technologies. They have become a common weapon in the asymmetrical warfare tactics in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, leading to increased focus and funding of their study.

路边炸弹，即IED（Improvised Explosive Devices），简易 爆炸 装置。 是一种制作简单、威力巨大的爆炸装置。 在战场上，通常是非对称作战的一种方式。 在 阿富汗战争 和 伊拉克战争 中，反美武装无法与美军直接抗衡，于是用废旧的手榴弹、炮弹甚至民用炸药（包括雷管）中的爆炸物质组装成一个简易爆炸装置，隐藏在路边。 当敌方装甲车辆或军队经过时遥控引爆。 IED的爆炸瞬间由于 IED 的装药量通常较大，能够造成巨大的人员伤亡和设备的损伤，具有极其巨大的威慑 …

IED Manufacturing Components SCOPE: This interactive product for public safety personnel is intended to aid in visual recognition and establish a baseline understanding of materials and equipment associated with manufacturing Homemade Explosives (HME)/Improvised Explosives (IE) or constructing IEDs.