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ied Weapon Systems

Weapon systems and military equipment tagged ied.

6 weapon systems

Improvised armored vehicle, Improvised armored fighting vehicle / up-armored SVBIED, Armored Vehicles

Armored VehiclesImprovised armored vehicleImprovised armored fighting vehicle / up-armored SVBIEDSide: Boko Haram and ISWAPBuilt: Insurgent field workshops / Nigeria / Lake Chad basinImprovised armored vehicles are locally modified civilian or captured vehicles fitted with armor and, in ISWAP's Boko Haram Insurgency use, explosive payloads for up-armored SVBIED attacks against Nigerian troops and positions.

Building booby-trap improvised explosive device, Improvised explosive device, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsBuilding booby-trap improvised explosive deviceImprovised explosive deviceSide: HamasBuilt: Hamas / Palestinian territoriesBuilding booby-trap improvised explosive devices in the Israel-Hamas War were improvised, victim-activated traps hidden in homes and other structures to slow clearing forces and threaten troops moving through doors, stairwells, rooms, and rubble in Gaza.

Explosively formed penetrator improvised explosive device, Improvised explosive device, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsExplosively formed penetrator improvised explosive deviceImprovised explosive deviceSide: Hamas / Houthi-aligned forcesBuilt: Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades / Gaza Strip, Palestinian territoriesThis Hamas-linked explosively formed penetrator improvised explosive device is a locally made anti-armor charge built around a concave copper liner. During the Israel-Hamas War, IDF seizures in Gaza and press briefings tied Shawaz EFP variants to Hamas's armored-vehicle threat and October 7 attack kits.

Magnetic or sticky anti-vehicle bomb, Improvised explosive device, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsMagnetic or sticky anti-vehicle bombImprovised explosive deviceSide: HamasBuilt: Hamas / Palestinian territoriesMagnetic or sticky anti-vehicle bombs are improvised explosive devices that are manually attached to armored vehicles so the blast lands at close range. In the Israel-Hamas War, reporting from Khan Younis described Hamas using a sticky bomb against an Israeli tank, showing how the device fits urban anti-armor ambushes in Gaza.

Radio-controlled improvised explosive device, Improvised explosive device, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsRadio-controlled improvised explosive deviceImprovised explosive deviceSide: Houthi-aligned forcesBuilt: Houthi movement / YemenRadio-controlled improvised explosive devices are improvised bombs detonated by a radio-frequency command link rather than by victim contact. In the Yemen Civil War, Conflict Armament Research documented Houthi-used RCIEDs and described domestically produced devices recovered on Yemen's west coast, placing the system within the conflict's roadside-bomb threat.

Vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), Vehicle-borne improvised explosive device, Munitions

MunitionsVehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED)Vehicle-borne improvised explosive deviceSide: Boko Haram and ISWAPBuilt: Operator-built / Improvised / VariesA vehicle-borne improvised explosive device, or VBIED, is a car, truck, SUV, trailer, or other ground vehicle adapted to carry and deliver an explosive charge. In the Boko Haram Insurgency, Boko Haram and ISWAP have used VBIEDs as assault and breach weapons against military positions in northeast Nigeria and the Lake Chad basin.