This IED Extraction Kit from Kirintec incorporates a lightweight A-frame made from carbon fiber and aluminum and includes 120 yards of heavy duty rigging line on a winding spool along with other accessories including knife, multitool and flashlight as well as various rigging accessories such as carabiners.
Department of Defense (DOD) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) warfare capabilities exist to locate, identify, render safe and transport unexploded chemical ordinance to specified locations. Across all branches of service, EOD technicians embrace the same basic evolution of “Leak, Seal and Pack.”
To address this mission requirement, commands would each develop their own Initial Entry Team (IET) kit, usually an expensive and cumbersome task with numerous variances from their other service counterparts. In short, the equipment used to accomplish the “leak, seal and pack” evolution was disjointed and varied from service to service. This somewhat hindered community effectiveness due interoperability issues. The question was, how to leverage EOD technician expertise, across services, in an attempt to mitigate variances in equipment and increase effectiveness. That’s when ADS got the phone call from United Tactical Supply (UTS) on behalf of the U.S. Navy EOD community. Recognizing that the issue was one of interoperability, standardization and effectiveness at a reasonable price, the partnership was designed to develop an adaptable kit, keeping the different requirements of the end-users in mind.
Feedback, knowledge, and real-world experiences from all U.S. EOD communities are at the core of the development of the Specialized Chemical Ordnance Transport System (SCOTS). Over the course of a year, we worked to identify EOD technician requirements, using them as a blueprint to develop a kit that addressed their concerns by using the latest products and technology in the industry. We filled the capability gaps, not just for the U.S. Navy’s EOD community, but also for all branches of the military. This kit is truly built by the EOD community, for the EOD community. Until the creation of the SCOTS kit, no standardized kit, with service-wide applicability, had existed.
“We at ADS, teamed up with UTS and the EOD end-use customers to develop a kit that could be used by every branch of service,” said Brad Riddick, special missions business development manager at ADS. “Whereas before, EOD teams had their own kits, the SCOTS kit filled the interoperability void perfectly.”
Each component has been carefully considered and evaluated, not only by EOD community expert technicians, but also by ADS and UTS experts. Some components include, activated carbon cloth technology, combined with a fully validated individual decontamination system. This technology not only aids sealing and containment of chemical rounds, it also allows for swift decontamination. The entire system is contained in a portable transport case, and can be tailored for multiple chemical round scenarios.
“We have fielded it [SCOTS] and, to date, everyone we fielded it to has given exceptionally positive feedback on it,” said Riddick. It’s applicable, cost-effective and suitable to the task at hand. It’s a win for everybody.”
The SCOTS is a combination of manufactured nylon components, vetted decontamination media and activated carbon cloth, in conjunction with procedures directly out of the EOD publications, that make this a total solution for the decontamination, sealing, containment and transport of chemical ordnance.
This press release was written by Ellen Bock and supplied by ADS Inc
I had the pleasure to meet and speak with David Lyon several times over the past few years. We weren’t close but he made one hell of an impression on me, every single time. What a great young man. In fact, we were just talking a couple of weeks ago about a story on his latest endeavor, a new Vodka.
Initially, I met him through a mutual friend and then found out about his company Forward Solutions LLC, which specializes in EOD equipment. You see, David was a Marine EOD technician and as you can tell from the photo below, he was a Wounded Warrior. He might of lost his legs to an enemy IED but he didn’t lose his heart. He stuck in there, maintained a great attitude, worked with other wounded Veterans and used his head to come up with new solutions for his EOD brethren. All laudable actions. I was humbled when we’d talk.
Yesterday, I found this post on his Facebook page:
We announce, with sadness that David Lyon passed away today at approximately 2pm from sudden heart complications. His family was able to be with him as he peacefully left this world. We plan on having a memorial in San Diego and he will be laid to rest at home in Utah. We do not have details yet but will inform everyone as soon as arrangements are made. Dave was a incredible man and touched many lives in great ways.
Rest in peace Dave, you were an amazing father, son, brother and friend. You will be missed and never forgotten!
What a blow. The enemy couldn’t get him but the wounds of war hit their mark. I’m glad he passed peacefully with family, but I’m sad he’s gone.
You will be missed. Rest In Peace.
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Bobcat Tactical Solutions was started by Andrew Bottrell, a former Navy EOD technician who was injured in combat in Kabul, Afghanistan and has since been medically discharged from the service.
Having found the issue mine probe unsatisfactory, Bottrell designed a brand new probe with characteristics he felt would benefit the EOD mission. He tested his new probe with his old unit, where it was refined and formed into the current MCP probe.
Made from G10 polymer, the MCP or MOLLE Compatible Probe – named as such since it can be slipped behind PALS webbing, is highly durable, especially when compared to the issue probe. It is also non-magnetic, non-ferrous, non-sparking, non-metallic, and non-conductive, making it very useful when dealing with explosives. It comes in two lengths, 10″ and 13″, but can be cut down by the end user if required. The probe is textured for use in low light and with gloves, and built in 1″ increments allow for showing of scale. The MCP can come with or without a simple lanyard.
Although there isn’t currently a website or Facebook page set up for Bobcat Tactical Solutions, parties interested in the MCP can contact Andrew Bottrell at bottrellal@gmail.com.
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This is the first public showing of the remote and timed demolition enhanced and basic kits featuring the Medusa trigger device. Sericore is just completing Low Rate Initial Production. The trigger devices support NONEL/shock tube and standard electrical. Sericore is working on introducing a new firing system called RHI (Reduce Hazard Initiator) for use in high RF environments. Both the basic and enhanced kits come with 2 transmitters and 10 receivers in either kit. The basic kit comes in a soft case, and the enhanced kit comes in a hard case.
The Protector from HDT Global Robotics is a small unmanned ground vehicle that performs a wide variety of tasks.
The Protector gives a small unit a great deal of organic rough terrain carrying capacity as well engineering support. It can be configured as Backhoe/Loader, Flail/Roller/Rake, weapon carrier with CROWS or as a mortar carrier, and as a logistics carrier. Additionally, it can offer support CASEVAC, ISR systems or comms relay.
The tracked Protector can carry 1,250 pounds of gear and is <3' wide. It features a 32 horsepower turbo diesel/JP8 engine with 2kw of power available to users. The Protector is available for agency and unit purchase through ADS Inc.
Source One Distributors has a variety of new technologies including the Bulk Materials Kit from American Innovations, Inc.
It can be used detect nitrates and chlorides associated with 93% of the IEDs found in Afghanistan. This aids with identifying precursors in bulk shipments allowing you to prevent the shipments before they are manufactured into IEDs.
