The C-IED Centre of Excellence gives “Weapons Intelligence Team” course, this time in Romania

• 20 students from 14 NATO nationalities took part

The Centre of Excellence against Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED COE) organised and conducted, from 12 to 30 May, a new edition of the Weapons Intelligence Team course, this time at the Combat Support Training Centre of the Romanian Armed Forces in Râmnicu Vâlcea. This outsourced location is in line with the Centre's commitment to the NATO-sponsored WIT training programme, which is included in the 2025 Work Programme approved by the Centre's Steering Committee.

The course brought together 20 students from 14 NATO nationalities, with classes taught by EOC staff and experts from various nations: Belgium, Hungary, the Netherlands, Romania and Türkiye. The objective of the course was to provide training in the technical operation of Level 1 (tactical level) IED incidents prior to arrival in theatre.

At the end of the course, students are able to collect, collate, evaluate and disseminate technical and tactical information on enemy capabilities directly related to their use of weapons, locations, findings, etc., including specifically the investigation of IEDs and their effects and the subsequent collection of debris, intelligence and information.