IEDDTU Report
Definition
IED Exploitation Data Transfer Unit report; the standardised intelligence product completed for every recovered or post-blast device, capturing all six-element characterisations, forensic findings, and tactical circumstances for input to doctrine and intelligence databases.
- Full name
- IED Exploitation Data Transfer Unit report
- Trigger
- Completed for every recovered or post-blast device
- Content
- Six-element characterisation, forensic findings, tactical circumstances
- Purpose
- Feeds doctrine and intelligence databases
Common questions
What does the six-element characterisation inside the report cover?+
It is the standardised device breakdown investigators record for every device: components such as the switch, initiator, power source, main charge, and container, described consistently rather than freeform. That consistency lets analysts compare devices across incidents and locations for the intelligence database.
Why does a single report need both forensic and tactical information?+
Forensic findings such as material analysis and construction detail identify who likely built the device, while tactical circumstances such as emplacement method and target explain how it was used. Combining both feeds intelligence databases that link bomb-making networks to operational patterns.
Related terms
- ANFO (Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil)
- A low-sensitivity bulk explosive mixture of prilled ammonium nitrate (94 per cent by weight) and fuel oil (6 per cent). The primary...
- Anti-Handling Device (AHD)
- A secondary circuit element that initiates the device if it is moved, tilted, vibrated, or opened; designed to defeat EOD render-safe procedures;...
- Command-Initiated Switch
- A firing switch that requires an active remote signal from the device operator to complete the initiation circuit; categories include RF, infrared,...
- DMDNB Taggant
- Dimethyldinitrobutane, a detection marker incorporated into plastic explosives (including Semtex) under the ICAO 1991 Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives; allows...
- JIEDDO / JIDA
- US Joint IED Defeat Organization (established 2006, reorganised as JIDA, Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Agency); the US DoD organisation responsible for accelerating feedback...
- Six-Element IED Model
- The JIEDDO/NATO analytical framework dividing every IED into six functional components: main charge, initiator/detonator, switch, power source, container, and anti-handling device. Used...
- TATP (Triacetone Triperoxide)
- A cyclic peroxide explosive (C9H18O6) synthesised from acetone, hydrogen peroxide, and an acid catalyst. Sensitive to friction, heat, shock, and prolonged storage....
- Victim-Operated Switch (VOS)
- A firing switch that is actuated by the intended victim's own movement or action, including pressure plates, trip wires, tension-release switches, and...
- Water-Jet Disruptor
- A standoff EOD render-safe tool that fires a high-velocity water jet at the detonator or initiation circuit, physically severing the circuit before...