Bots, Drones, Dirty Bombs, and 101 in Future Force/Army 2020

EOD, along with Special Forces, and the Joint Helicopter Force are among the few areas that have maintained or expanded over the series of defence cuts spanning recent decades. It is known that as we withdraw from Afganistan that 21 Fd Sqn (EOD) will be disbanded. It will however be replaced by attaching an existing RLC EOD unit within the RE EOD Regt. Every day weapons are built, layed, dropped and deployed. It is important to note that along with high explosive IEDs the Regiment also maintains it's capability to deal with Nuclear, Chemical and Bacteriological conventional munitions and improvised device threats. We are acknowledged as a leading global authority in EOD counter threat development, and as such have very much a future role to play. The threat continues to evolve and mature, and as it does, the RE EOD Regiments continue to adapt their procedures, equipment and counter-measures to save life, prevent serious injury and render dangerous areas safe.