RFT-2 Chinese Remote Initiation System
RFT-2
The RFT-2 remote initiation system is a widely proliferated Remote Control Firing Device (RCFD) used primarily by non-state actors, criminal organizations, and terrorists that use the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) tactics. According to the NATO Counter-IED (C-IED) community of interest, the Remote FOB (finger-operated button) Trigger-Type 2 (RFT-2) is the designation given to the most prolific RCFD worldwide. This RCFD is a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) device is comprised of an electronically paired transmitter and a receiver with printed circuit boards (PCB). When the user depresses a button on the transmitter, it sends a signal to the receiver. The signal is received, decoded, and verified by the RFT-2 device, which then sends an electrical current to the detonator.