About HMS
HMS is the world’s premier supplier of integrated counter improvised explosive device
(C-IED) training, analysis and consulting services. With offices in the UK and US, HMS works globally with governments, armed forces, law enforcement agencies, commercial organizations and VIPs to help manage the risk posed by worldwide terrorism.
HMS consultants, trainers, and analysts have world-class, unrivalled skills. With experience in SWAT Team Command, UK military EOD/IEDD operations, and having worked in roles such as Operations Officer at the UK Joint Service EOD Operations Centre and Senior Instructors at the UK IEDD training school, HMS experts have actively dealt with terrorism and its effects.
Our combined knowledge is unsurpassed. HMS’s understanding of the threat posed by terrorists is real and practised.
HMS created and maintains the world's largest open source database of terrorist incidents occurring since 2000. This unique resource supports all our activities.
HMS, founded in 2000, is certified to ISO 9001:2000.
HMS People
HMS comprises highly skilled individuals with extensive hands-on experience in counter-terrorism and counter improvised explosive device projects. Many have a distinguished worldwide reputation and several have been decorated for their efforts in the fight against terrorism.
Our staff have personally responded to several-hundred IED incidents and managed the response to thousands more: HMS has a unique technical understanding of the weapons, devices and strategies deployed by terrorists.
HMS people have over 50 years' experience in managing the threat posed by terrorism and improvised explosive devices:
- Operational command of bomb disposal teams
- Development of terrorist bomb disposal policy
- Development and implementation of terrorist bomb disposal training
- Contingency and mitigation planning
- Interagency liaison with government, military, police and commercial organizations
- Experience within specialized military roles
- Senior military terrorist bomb disposal instructors
For a more detailed understanding of our skills base click here.
HMS Data
HMS's founders created TRITON, the world's largest open source database of terrorist incidents occurring since 2000. Holding more than 100,000 incidents with over 2,500 records gathered each month by our analysts who identify, corroborate and detail the pertinent tactical and technical information of each incident. The database is unique to HMS and is unparalleled in content and coverage. TRITON underpins all areas of our work providing HMS trainers and consultants with invaluable, up-to-the-minute intelligence on the latest attack methods and devices.
HMS analysts are from military, commercial security and academic backgrounds, including military intelligence experience.