The development of a “leadless” cartridge and breach system allowed standard firing cable to be connected in a manner common to other disruptors such as Pigstick and Hotrod, in the upgrade from Needle to Needle Plus.
Needle Plus retained the service-proven performance of the standard Needle; being suited to render safe procedures against small IEDs such as those contained in letters or small parcels or for precision disruption where a precise target area is known.
The Needle Plus disruptor is a multi-shot device capable of many firings and requires minimum maintenance. Training may be carried out using the equipment without detriment to its service performance.
Needle Plus may be deployed using the anti-roll clamp (supplied), the lightweight stand (supplied), or by mounting to a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) such as the SDMS SE161 TERRIER.
