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efforts are essential in modern conflict environments and asymmetric warfare scenarios, where IEDs are commonly used as weapons of choice by non-state actors to target military forces, civilians, and infrastructure. Effective C-IED measures require coordination, collaboration, and integration across multiple agencies and organisations to address the complex and evolving threat of IEDs.

 is a highly specialised and hazardous operation that requires expertise in explosives handling, safety protocols, and environmental protection. Military bomb disposal units, specialised demolition teams, or contracted explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) companies perform CMD operations, following strict procedures and regulations to mitigate risks to personnel and the surrounding environment.

The process of safely and effectively neutralising and disposing of conventional munitions, which are military weapons and ordnance designed for use by armed forces, including artillery shells, bombs, grenades, rockets, missiles, and small arms ammunition.

The strategies, tactics, technologies, and operations employed to detect, prevent, neutralise, and mitigate the threat posed by improvised explosive devices (IEDs). C-IED encompasses a range of activities conducted by military, law enforcement, and security agencies to counter the use of IEDs by insurgents, terrorists, or other adversaries.

An explosive device specifically designed to slice through materials such as metal, concrete, or other structural components. Used in applications where precision cutting or breaching is required, cutting charges are typically composed of a shaped explosive charge that focuses the force of the explosion in a specific direction to achieve a clean and controlled cut. They are often used in conjunction with other demolition or breaching tools to create openings in structures or obstacles. Cutting charges vary in size and design depending on the intended application and target material.