: A remote initiator breaching system for initiating breaching charges over a short range requiring no physical link between the breacher and the demolition charge, the remote initiator breaching system includes at least one transmitter, at least one receiver, at least one shock tube connectable to a breaching charge and a power source for each of the transmitter and receiver, wherein the transmitter includes (i) means for generating and transmitting a coded signal and input means for inputting operational commands into the transmitter for generating the coded signal, (ii) sixteen channels representing different frequency bands, and (iii) ten addresses for each channel such that transmission of coded signal from the transmitter to the receiver is possible per individual addresses or all addresses simultaneously, and wherein the receiver includes (i) a shock tube interface adapted to interface directly with the shock tube connected to a breaching charge, (ii) a spark-initiator for initiating a spark at the shock tube interface in order to initiate the shock tube, (iii) means for receiving the coded signal from the transmitter and input means for inputting operational commands into the receiver for generating an output signal for the initiation of the shock tube upon! receipt of a valid transmitted coded signal, and (iv) dual safety timers with independent timing sources such that the dual safety timers are adapted to prevent arming of the receiver until a fixed time has elapsed from the initiation of arming so that if the two safety timers do not time out within a specified time of each other the receiver indicates an error and does not proceed to its armed state, and wherein each transmitter and each receiver have dual processing means that are independent of each other to provide independent control of a firing circuit and the dual processing means is adapted to synchronise with each processing means before initiation can occur so as to enhance safety and reliability of the transmitter and receiver and the initiation of the remote initiator breaching system. (i) means for generating and transmitting a coded signal and input means for inputting operational commands into the transmitter for generating the coded signal, (ii) sixteen channels representing different frequency bands, and (iii) ten addresses for each channel such that transmission of coded signal from the transmitter to the receiver is possible per individual addresses or all addresses simultaneously, (i) a shock tube interface adapted to interface directly with the shock tube connected to a breaching charge, (ii) a spark-initiator for initiating a spark at the shock tube interface in order to initiate the shock tube, (iii) means for receiving the coded signal from the transmitter and input means for inputting operational commands into the receiver for generating an output signal for the initiation of the shock tube upon! receipt of a valid transmitted coded signal, and (iv) dual safety timers with independent timing sources such that the dual safety timers are adapted to prevent arming of the receiver until a fixed time has elapsed from the initiation of arming so that if the two safety timers do not time out within a specified time of each other the receiver indicates an error and does not proceed to its armed state,