page_title: Counter-IED equipment
section_title: Modified Construction Equipment
hierarchical_section_title: Counter-IED equipment / Armored/Mine-Resistant and Counter-IED Vehicles / Modified Construction Equipment
caption_attribution_description: English: IDF Caterpillar D9R armored bulldozer used by the Israel Defense Forces Combat Engineering corps Taken and processed by Zachi Evenor, on Israel's 64th Independence Dayעברית: דחפור די-9 משוריין של צה"ל, בשימוש חיל ההנדסה הקרבית צולם ועובד על ידי צחי אבנור, ביום העצמאות ה-64 למדינת ישראל
context_page_description: Counter-IED equipment are created primarily for military and law enforcement. They are used for standoff detection of explosives and explosive precursor components and defeating the Improvised Explosive Devices devices themselves as part of a broader counter-terrorism, counter-insurgency, or law enforcement effort.
context_section_description: The Israel Defense Forces Combat Engineering Corps uses an armored version of the D9, called IDF Caterpillar D9 "Doobi", to clear paths and operational terrain from landmines and a various IEDs. The heavy armor and durable construction of the IDF D9 enable it to withstand very heavy "belly charges" (IEDs weighing more than 100 kg planted underground to hit the hull of an armored fighting vehicle) which are capable of destroying main battle tanks. The IDF also have a remote-controlled version of the D9N, called "Raam HaShachar" ("Dawn Thunder" in Hebrew) to clear IEDs in very dangerous environments.
  The United States Army uses an armored version of the Caterpillar D7 to clear landmines. A remote version of the D7 exists.
caption: IDF Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer, which is used by the IDF for clearing IEDs/Mines
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