Assault IED Defeat
Operations and Planning Training Seminar


 

Duration: 2 Days 

Location: Lansdowne Club, Mayfair, Central London*

Fee: £1450.00 + VAT (special rates available - see below)

Mission:
To introduce IED operators and commanders to a range of overt and covert techniques used in the rapid assessment and neutralization of hostage and access denial devices, during hostage rescue and counter-suicide bomber operations. 

Background:
Assault IEDD is a highly specialised skills-set enabling selected operators to rapidly assess and neutralise access denial and body-borne IEDs during land-based, aviation and maritime interdiction operations. Assault IEDD differs from generic IEDD in that the overriding aim of the operator is to maintain the momentum of the assault in a hostile (non-permissive) environment by facilitating the assaulters reaching their objective safely, rapidly and with minimum risk of compromise. 

The Kratos Enterprises two day Assault IEDD Operations and Planning seminar introduces delegates to a number of scenarios in the form of case studies - as well as outlining the tactics, techniques and procedures necessary to stabilise and neutralise complex IEDs used during hostage rescue and rapid interdiction operations in hostile (non-permissive) environments. 

Course Outline:

Day One 

• Principles and philosophy of Assault IEDD
• Assault IEDD Concept of Operations
• Helicopter Drills
• Considerations for the Preparation and Modification of IEDD Kit for Assault IEDD operations
• Introduction to multi-switched and complex IEDs, including hostage and suicide-type devices.
• Device Marking Techniques during Assault IEDD Operations
• Assault IEDD Operator search techniques (in light and dark conditions)
• Radiography considerations for Assault IEDD operations
• Introduction to Hostage Bombs and Suicide Devices
• Introduction to Devices that Pose Imminent Risks To Life
• Legal Issues regarding the Use of Deadly Force and Racial Profiling
• Pre-Attack Countermeasures, Issues and Responses
• Suicide IED Effects: Introduction to Air Blast and Post-Blast Pathology
• Case studies: Terrorist use of IEDs and suicide devices during hostage barricade terrorism incidents

 

Day Two

• Assault IEDD operations in buildings
• Assault IEDD operations in ships (underway and at anchor)
• Assault IEDD operations in offshore energy Installations
• Assault IEDD operations in caves and tunnels
• Assault IEDD operations in trains and the underground (tube / subway)
• Assault IEDD operations on aircraft
• Assault IEDD operations on buses and large vehicles
• Assault IEDD operations against terrorists in cars
• Assault IEDD operations against terrorists on foot
• Stealthy neutralisation techniques
• The use of subterfuge in dynamic interdiction operations
• Introduction to critical failure points
• Introduction to special weapons and equipment used in Assault IEDD Operations
• Counter-measures deployment and considerations
• Command and Control of an Assault IEDD Operation

Terminal Learning Objective:

At the conclusion of this course, delegates will be able to advise on the defeat of hostage, suicide and access denial devices during the full spectrum of land-based, aviation and maritime interdiction incidents.

Cost of 2 day course: £1450.00 + VAT

Special Offers:

10% Early Bird Discount
By planning your training in advance you help us and in return we will reward you. Book and pay for a place on any of our public courses 3 months prior to the course taking place and we will give you an instant 10% discount on the full price of the course.

20% Public Sector Discount
Valid on all public course bookings made and paid for by public sector organisations including government departments, educational institutions and councils.

Your Expert trainer

Is a highly experienced former British Army Ammunition Technical Officer and counter-terrorism specialist who has served in a variety of operational Improvised Explosive Device Disposal (IEDD) appointments and who has seen active service in a number of high threat theatres including Iraq, Afghanistan, Colombia and Northern Ireland.

During much of his 17 year EOD career he specialised in overt and covert ‘Assault IEDD' operations in support of specialist Police and military counter terrorism Units. He was involved in the planning and execution of a number of anti-terrorist arrest operations around the world and was the architect of the British military EOD response to a suicide bomb attack on the UK mainland. Later, he played an instrumental role during the July 2005 London bombings when he was seconded to the British Government’s COBR-A as one of the country’s leading suicide terrorism subject matter experts.
 
In addition to his vast operational experience, he has designed numerous Counter-IED related training seminars, courses and exercises. He is highly experienced and qualified in all aspects of weapons intelligence and EOD including specialist manual techniques; CBRN device neutralisation; High threat IEDD operations; Assault IEDD; Explosive breaching and demolition as well as conventional munitions disposal.

He retired from the MOD in 2007 as the MOD’s senior worldwide IED intelligence analyst to become a counter-terrorism and explosives consultant and was awarded the Queens Gallantry Medal in 2005 for his actions in Iraq the previous year; he has written a best-selling memoir and presented numerous papers on countering IEDs; he is also a Fellow of the Institute of Explosives Engineers, a former chairman of its technical committee and a Member of the International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators.

 * Courses can also be delivered as an in-house solution tailored to your unique requirements, including pre-course and on-site assessment.

Kratos Enterprises Training Seminars

Kratos Enterprises Ltd is able to offer a wide range of seminars for government, military and law enforcement as well as to the media and the wider business communities. Our speakers are highly regarded throughout the world and have written numerous papers and presented extensively to global audiences. All are former counter-terrorism specialists who have served as counter-terrorist bomb disposal operators in high threat environments, as well as commanders of fully operational specialist units in the counter-improvised explosive device area of expertise.

In addition to their technical expertise, all our consultants have extensive commercial experience, and have provided consultancy advice to national infrastructure facilities including key global financial districts. Each has experience in intelligence matters related to IEDs and also significant experience of the development of counter-IED solutions. This, coupled with an advanced understanding of the worldwide terrorist use of IEDs and a minimum of ten years of C-IED experience in the military or subsequent consultancy to NATO governments in the same field, ensures Kratos Enterprises consultants rank amongst the finest available.

Venue
The Lansdowne Club is ideally placed in the Mayfair district of London, close to all the amenities provide by the towns’ famous West End. Green Park underground station is within a couple of minutes walk.

Travel
London is served by four international airports, in order of closest to the venue they are: City Docklands, Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton and Stansted. All airports have direct rail and/or bus services to Central London. Full travel details will be in your delegate pack.

Accommodation
There is a wide range of accommodation available in the locality. A full list of Hotels will be returned to you with your delegate information.

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