Defense Strategies Institute is pleased to announce the line-up of senior-level speakers for the 12th EOD/IED & Countermine Symposium, taking place at 151 St. George in National Harbor, MD on July 16-17, 2025.
The Summit 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.
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