Multidisciplinary Approach to EOD in the Light of NATO EOD Demonstrations and Trials 2018 A Book of Papers The NATO EOD Explosive Ordnance Centre of Excellence (NATO EOD COE) supports the efforts of the Alliance in the areas of training and education, information sharing, standardization, doctrine development and concepts validation. Published by NATO EOD Centre of Excellence I. Olbrachta 5, 911 01 Trenčín, Slovak Republic tel.: +421 960 333 500, 502, fax +421 960 333 504 www.eodcoe.org NOTE: The material submitted by authors has not been revised. All terms, definitions and text are the original property of the authors. A Book of Papers - Multidisciplinary Approach to EOD in the Light of NATO EOD Demonstrations and Trials 2018 This project was managed by Colonel Róbert Császár, SVK Army, Director of the NATO EOD Centre of Excellence e-mail [email protected] ISBN 978 - 80 - 89261 - 77 - 2 © NATO Centre of Excellence for Explosive Ordnance Disposal The views and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors of the articles and do not necessarily reflect the official policy of NATO. The designations employed and the presentations in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion concerning the legal status of any country, territory or area, or its authorities or armed groups or concerning the delimitations of its frontiers or boundaries. i Table of Contents Preface 1 Executive Summary 5 Colonel Robert Császár Director, EOD Centre of Excellence, Slovakia EOD Support to Joint Operations - New Challenges 35 LTC Olaf Fischer Army Concepts and Capabilities Development Centre, Germany Integration of the Exoskeleton in the Battlefield 43 LTC Constantin Efrim EOD Centre of Excellence, Slovakia Developments in Bomb Suits Testing and Standardization 57 Dr. Aris Makris, Ph.D. Med-Eng, Canada Dual Sensor “ALIS” for Humanitarian Demining 65 Prof. Motoyuki Sato Tohoku University, Japan The Understanding of Military Engineering 73 within NATO LTC Wolfgang Bayer MILENG Centre of Excellence, Germany ii Strategic Insight to Route Clearance: 77 Efforts by MILENG COE LTC Serdar Genc MILENG Centre of Excellence, Germany Military Search Developments 85 MAJ Soren Schwartz-Petersen MILENG Centre of Excellence, Germany Table of Acronyms 89 iii ANNEXES Annex 1 Joint EOD Battalion in Homeland Operations LTC GS Guy DE DECKER, BEL(A) Capability joint Force Protection, Belgium Annex 2 EOD COE Contribution to EOD Community of Interest LTC Constatntin EFRIM, ROU(A) EOD Centre of Excellence, Slovakia Annex 3 EOD Support to Joint Operations LTC Olaf FISCHER , DEU(A) Army Concepts and Capabilities Developments Centre, Germany Annex 4 EOD and the Current Security Challenges in NATO COL Bert KEIJ, NLD(A) SHAPE JENG/NATO, Belgium Annex 5 EOD vs C-IED CDR Wiggo KORSVIK, NOR(A) Norwegian Joint Headquarters Annex 6 Current and Future Trends and Methods in IED Identification and Neutralization Marc CUMO US Army International Technology Center Northern Europe Annex 7 Autonomy as Desired Capability Supporting EOD Missions Charles DEAN, Vice President Endeavor Robotics, United States iv Annex 8 Integration of the Exoskeleton in the Battlefield - NATO Project LTC Constatntin EFRIM, ROU(A) EOD Centre of Excellence, Slovakia Annex 9 Developments in Bomb Suit Testing and Standardization Dr. Aris MAKRIS Med-Eng, Canada Annex 10 GARANT - EOD/IEDD Protection SPS-15 Latest Improvements & Innovations Mark O. MILEWSKI GARANT Protection, Germany Annex 11 Dual Sensor “ ALIS” for Humanitarian Demining Prof. Motoyuiki SATO Tohoku University, Japan Annex 12 Assessment of Detection Technologies for Military Search Dr. Arnold Schoolderman, Daniela DEIANA MSc Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) Annex 13 Cost Effective Aerial Survey Solutions Wolfgang SÜSS SENSYS Magnetometers & Survey Solutions, Germany Annex 14 Chemical and Biological Munition Disposal Peter WHITE Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, United Kingdom v Annex 15 EOD within the MILENG Function LTCl Wolfgang BAYER MILENG Centre of Excellence, Germany Annex 16 Route and Area Clearance - Ongoing and Future Activities LTC Serdar GENC MILENG Centre of Excellence, Germany Annex 17 Military Search - Where are we, where are we going MAJ Søren SCHWARZ- PETERSEN, NOR(A) MILENG Centre of Excellence, Germany Annex 18 MNCNE Thoughts on EOD in a NATO art. 5, Scenario on NATO Soil WO-II Jes HAFERBIER, DNK(A) Headquarters Multinational Corps Northeast, Poland Annex 19 VIP Protection against IEDs and Emerging Terrorist Improvised Threats MAJ Cristian ADASCALITEI, ROU(A) Presidential Guard and Protection Srvice, Romania Annex 20 Technical Exploitation in Support to Attack the Criminal Network MSGT Oscar FERNÁNDEZ ALONSO, ESP(A) C-IED Centre of Excellence, Spain Annex 21 Improvised Explosive Device (IED) - Threat Update LTC Gonzalo MARTIN NIETO C-IED Centre of Excellence, Spain vi 1 Preface “At the Wales Summit in 2014, Allies affirmed the critical role that investment in innovation and technology plays in addressing current and future security challenges, and in that context, NATO is paying more attention to modern defence technologies”, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in his 2017 Annual Report and he emphasised that by investing in science and technology NATO is able to improve and develop its knowledge and capabilities in support of Alliance objectives. The eruption of low intensity conflicts and terrorism waves at the beginning of the 21st century forced further development in the techniques and methods of explosive ordnance disposal. EOD operators and technicians have to adapt to rapidly evolving methods of constructing improvised explosive devices. Globally, increasing terrorism activities is one of the major factors expected to drive the demand for explosive ordnance disposal equipment. Keeping in touch with recent technologies development is essential and in this context the NATO EOD Centre of Excellence along with C-IED and MILENG Centres of Excellence organized the NATO EOD Demonstrations and Trials in September 2018. The event sponsored by the NATO HQ Emerging Security Challenges Division is as one of the Defence Against Terrorism Programme of Work supported cooperative initiatives. The theme for the 2018’s event was “Multidisciplinary Approach to EOD“ with the primary aim to provide a forum for exchanging information on new developments and trends in the EOD and C-IED areas and discussing the programmes of cooperation in years ahead. It is 2 beneficial that the discussion brought together not only technological and scientific experts but also EOD personnel with hands-on experience from ongoing operations. In front of you is a book of papers “Multidisciplinary Approach to EOD in the Light of the NATO EOD Demonstrations and Trials 2018” with the achievements from research, industry and military experts presented to a broad EOD society and other attendees in the course of event. I am convinced that all valuable results and achievements of their work have been significant and beneficial for enhancing counter-IED and explosive ordnance disposal activities. Colonel Róbert Császár 3 Acknowledgement I would like to express my sincere appreciation to all contributors to this publication who generously gave their time and shared their experience. I would like to extend my personal gratitude to all of my team who gave a hand in coming of this publication to the light I thank all of you for your time and efforts. Róbert Császár 4 5 Executive Summary Colonel Róbert Császár Director, EOD Centre of Excellence, Slovakia During his military education he completed several international courses such as BMATT, JSOC and he distinguished graduated Captain Career Course of engineer officers at Fort Leonard Wood, USA. He started to carry out his duties as engineer officer at the Engineer Bde, then at the Land Forces HQ. In December 2006, he deployed to ISAF as Engineer Company Commander. In 2011 as Senior Engineer Officer to Operations Branch, JENG at Joint Force Command (JFC) Naples, Italy and in 2013 he was transferred to JFC Brunssum, the Netherlands. In August 2014, COL Császár was assigned as the Commander of National Centre for EOD and CBRN, Novaky. On 1st March 2018 he assumed the command of the NATO EOD Centre of Excellence in Trenčín, Slovakia. NATO EOD Demonstrations&Trials 2018 (later as “D&T18) took place in Bratislava, Slovakia on 19 SEP - 20 SEP 2018. The D&T series facilitates multinational cooperation on capabilities development through Defence against Terrorism Programme of Work. The main topic of the 2018 year’s event “Multidisciplinary Approach to EOD” as a challenge for EOD/IEDD experts, scientists, producers, industry and subject matter experts involved in the fight against terrorism. As the EOD Demonstrations and Trials is open also to Partner countries, the event facilitates practical dimensions of cooperation and partnership. 6 A. SUMMARY The NATO EOD Demonstrations and Trials 2018 (D&T18) took place in Bratislava, Slovakia from 19 – 20 September 2018. The purpose of D&T18 was to develop experience and broaden knowledge among EOD, C-IED and MILENG communities of interest. Organizing this event once every two years is already a tradition and one of the successful projects of DAT POW. This time, the event was organized by NATO EOD COE, Slovakia, in cooperation with NATO MILENG COE, Germany and NATO C-IED COE, Spain under the auspices and sponsorship of the NATO Emerging Security Challenges Division, supported by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) of the Slovak Republic and Counter- IED Report as a media partner. Opening Ceremony (from left) -H.E. Radovan Javorčík, Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to NATO, Peter Gajdoš, Minister of Defence (SVK), LTG Daniel Zmeko, Chief of Defence (SVK), COL Róbert Császár, Director of NATO EOD COE The leading theme of 2018 year’s event was “Multidisciplinary Approach to EOD” as a challenge for the NATO and Partners Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) coming from various EOD and related domains, academia, industry and other organizations involved in the fight against terrorism. Bringing together all these important security providers is 7 considered as a receipt for success of the DAT POW.