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NATO demonstrates counter-explosive equipment at headquarters

Xinhua, December 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

Over 100 experts from NATO member and partner countries attended a demonstration of the counter-improvised explosive devices (IEDs) equipment at NATO headquarters, the agency said in a press release Wednesday.

The equipment, called the French Counter-IED Exploitation Laboratory (CIEL), was created to counter improvised explosive threat, that are among the main causes of military and civilian casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan.

CIEL is a product of France's experience in Afghanistan and was successfully deployed in Mali in 2015.

Jamie Shea, NATO deputy assistant Secretary General for emerging security challenges, said: "This type of capability will help give the armed forces a technological edge and better meet the challenges we face."

The hi-tech analysis equipment was designed to be deployable at very short notice. "It weighs only 300 kg and can be deployed in under an hour," said Lieutenant-Colonel Charles, director of research, French Ministry of Defence. Enditem