Method and apparatus for the neutralization of improvised explosive devices by using electrical energy to render them inoperable or to explode them yards in front of a military vehicle equipped with the device. It is an object of the invention to counteract acts of terrorism by providing a safe means of transport through hostile territory by ensuring that explosive devices do not detonate directly underneath or alongside a vehicle equipped with the invention. The invention can also be carried aloft by a helicopter and used to destroy all the mines in a minefield quickly and efficiently.