A new promising EDA research and technology programme aimed at improving Member States’ capabilities in detecting Improvised Explosive Devices was launched on 23 December 2016 when four EDA Member States as well as Norway signed an agreement for the 3-year ‘IED Detection’ ad hoc R&T programme with a total budget of a 14 million. The main objective of the IEDDET programme is to develop, improve and field-test IED detection capabilities in order to better protect troops and increase Armed Forces’ operational freedom of movement.