An explosively formed penetrator (EFP), also known as an explosively formed projectile, a self-forging warhead, or a self-forging fragment, is a special type of shaped charge designed to penetrate armor effectively, from a much greater standoff range than standard shaped charges, which are more limited by standoff distance.

Feb 23, 2016 · This is why Iran's actions, through its Iraqi proxies, hold such potential for destabilization. In conjunction with recent provocations by the IRGC-Navy in the Persian Gulf, the EFP uptick points to a wider pattern of increasingly bold IRGC risk taking.

Feb 11, 2007 · U.S. military officials charged on Sunday that the highest levels of the Iranian leadership ordered Shiite militants in Iraq to be armed with sophisticated armor-piercing roadside bombs that have...

Jan 27, 2021 · An Explosively Formed Penetrator (EFP) is an Iranian weapon used to penetrate armor, create damage, and destroy targets via explosively formed projectiles similar to coffee cans in shape.

Sep 8, 2015 · EFP attacks peaked in March, April and May 2008, near the end of the American troop surge, when 200 of the bombs were detonated. The deadliest month was April 2008, when EFPs killed 15 U.S....

Mar 26, 2018 · To blunt this advance, the Houthis are increasingly using advanced antiarmor roadside bombs known as explosively formed penetrators (EFPs)—a technology provided by Iran via its proxy Lebanese Hezbollah.

Jan 3, 2020 · Iranian-designed explosively formed penetrators killed at least 196 U.S. troops and wounded hundreds more.

U.S. officials alleged Lebanese militia group Hezbollah learned how to build the bombs from its Iranian allies, and then provided anti-American groups in Iraq with EFPs and the tools needed to build their own.

Attacks caused by Explosive Form Penetrators (EFP’s) can almost always be linked to Iranian influence because Iran developed and proliferated that technology throughout central Iraq.

Oct 12, 2017 · An explosively formed penetrator (EFP) was the signature of the Mahdi Army and Special Groups, Iranian militias that targeted US and allied forces in Iraq. Composed of a milled concave plate typically formed of copper, EFPs are extremely lethal, even against thick armor.