12th Annual EOD/IED & Countermine Symposium

The 12th Annual EOD/IED & Countermine Symposium will bring together the relevant subject matter experts and solution providers from the DoD, federal government, academia, and industry to drive advancements in the field of explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), counter-improvised explosive devices (C-IED) and countermine operations.  The 2025 Symposium will address cutting-edge strategies and solutions that will support the detection, identification, and neutralization of increasingly sophisticated and dynamic explosive threats.

This year’s EOD/ C-IED and Countermine Symposium will advance the field of EOD and C-IED by integrating strategies, technologies, and policies that improve civilian and EOD worker safety in detecting and rendering-safe explosives.  Speakers will highlight the need to strengthen collaboration with allies and partners to improve training, techniques, and procedures that foster interoperability, information-sharing, and force response. This year’s event will also discuss developments in advanced technologies such as autonomous systems that can neutralize bomb and mine threats from a safe distance and in expeditionary operations.  Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from and ask questions of senior leaders across the community on the evolving nature of IED threats as well as recent advances in EOD technologies to counter, detect, and prevent explosive attacks.  Join us at the 2025 EOD/C-IED and Countermine Symposium to explore ways to protect civilians, military members, and key infrastructures from enduring, hard-to-detect threats posed by unconventional explosives.

Topics to Be Covered:

• Enabling Warfighter Protection with Innovative Capabilities
• Mitigating The Evolving Threat: The Public Safety Bomb Technician's Role
• Understanding Energetic and Ordnance Components to Support EOD and C-IED Efforts
• Countering the Range of CBRN and EOD Threats in Multi-Domain Operations
• Developing and Implementing Mitigations to Counter the Growing Threat of IEDs and Increase Resilience Across the Homeland
• Exploring the Evolving Role of Navy Expeditionary Combat Forces in Counter-IED and Countermine Missions