WARFARE has changed significantly over the past 100 years, including the design of explosives. First discovered in the 1930s, EFPs have been deployed for almost 90 years. But how do they work and w… ...

Once triggered, an EFP turns a copper or steel warhead into a molten projectile that can punch through the main armor of almost any vehicle in the U.S. Military. By Joshua Skovlund Published Sep ...

An EFP isn’t as powerful as is, say, a high-explosive anti-tank—HEAT—warhead that directly strikes its target. The main advantage of an EFP is that it ignores certain kinds of armor.

The explosive is distinct-looking, featuring a concave, shallow disc that rests on a smaller bomb. EFP IEDs are just one type of improvised device, but the weapon gained notoriety for its range ...

The black explosive disks, which are not explicitly identified by the IDF as EFPs, are described as a “dome spray charge.” These black disks, which have a concave metal face plate, have the ...

This unusual sequence is the signature of an explosively formed projectile or EFP. This type of weapon features explosive formed into a hollow cavity lined with metal; when detonated, it squeezes ...

One of the most notable changes is Hamas’s increased use of explosively formed penetrators (EFP) – projectile explosives designed to penetrate armour, even when fired from great distances.

A Co Fermanagh man charged with possessing an armour-plating explosive device has been granted bail at the High Court. A ...