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Well over half of the deaths of British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past twenty years were due to improvised explosive devices (IEDs). As these operations progressed, military vehicle designs were adjusted to mitigate this threat, namely in the form of V-shaped hulls and extra armour to re-direct the blast wave and protect the occupants from shrapnel.

Advanced Blast And Ballistic Systems LTD has developed a new approach to IED defence which uses the same principle as that seen in the Explosive Reactive Armour (ERA) used by modern day main battle tanks; namely the use of an equal and opposite reaction (Newton, 1687). This novel system employs rockets to provide a counteractive force during an IED blast, keeping the vehicle stable and thereby reducing injury to those inside. A more thorough explanation can be found in the video below: