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Mechanical Demining Equipment Catalogue 2004 .O Mechanical Demining Equipment Catalogue 2004 2004 Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining 7bis, avenue de la Paix P.O. Box 1300 CH - 1211 Geneva 1 Switzerland Tel. (41 22) 906 16 60, Fax (41 22) 906 16 90 www.gichd.ch i Mechanical Demining Equipment Catalogue 2004 ii The Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) supports the efforts of the international community in reducing the impact of mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO). The Centre provides operational assistance, is active in research and supports the implementation of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention. The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) was formed in October 1997 to serve as the UN focal point for mine action. At the global level, it is responsible for coordinating all aspects of mine action within the UN system. At the field level, it is responsible for providing mine action assistance in the context of humanitarian emergencies and peacekeeping operations. The German Federal Foreign Office started to compile a list of existing mechanical demining equipment in cooperation with UNMAS in 1998, and distributed the first edition of the Humanitarian Mine Action Equipment Catalogue in September 1999. As a result of many requests from the mine action community for the Catalogue, the German Federal Foreign Office asked the GICHD to take over responsibility for updating and producing the catalogue. For further information please contact: Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining 7bis, avenue de la Paix P.O. Box 1300 CH-1211 Geneva 1 Switzerland Tel. (41 22) 906 16 60 Fax (41 22) 906 16 90 www.gichd.ch [email protected] Mechanical Demining Equipment Catalogue 2004, GICHD, Geneva, January 2004. ISBN 2-88487-026-1 © Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining The description of the machines and the test results expressed in this catalogue are those of the manufacturers. They do not necessarily represent the views of the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining, UNMAS or the Government of Germany. The views expressed in this publication are otherwise those of the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining and do not necessarily represent those of UNMAS or the Government of Germany. The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNMAS, the Government of Germany, or the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining concerning the legal status of any country, territory or area, or of its authorities or armed groups, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. iii Contents Foreword 1 Introduction 3 Technical note 5 Section 1 - Flail systems Mini-flail • Armtrac 75 mini flail 8 • Bozena-4 10 • Columbia Research Corporation Mini-Flail 12 • Columbia Research Corporation Small-Flail 14 • Diana 40T 16 • Compact 140 Minecat 18 • MV-4 20 Medium flail • Aardvark Mk IV 34 • Armtrac 100 36 • Hydrema MCV 910 (Series 2) 38 • Minecat 230 40 • Minemill MC 2002 42 • Patria RA-140 DS 44 • RM-KA 02 46 • Samson 260/200 48 Heavy flail • Minelifta 64 • Scanjack 3500 66 • Viking Mine Clearing System (VMCS) 68 Section 2 - Tiller systems • FMR 2000 78 • Mine-Guzzler 80 • Minebreaker 2000/2 82 • Oracle 84 • Rhino 86 iv Section 3 - Combined systems • MineWolf 100 • Redbus LMDS 102 Section 4 - Multi-tool systems • All-Purpose Remote Transport System (ARTS) 112 • Armtrac 325 114 • DEMCO System 116 • HEC MAXX Mine Clearance Multi Tool V.1 118 • Hitachi-Furukawa 120 • MgM Rotar Mk-II 122 • Pearson Minefield Tractor 124 • Rotary Cutter BM 307 130 • Tempest Mk IV 132 Section 5 - Vegetation cutter • BDM 48 Brusher Deminer 154 • Digger D-1 156 • Hydrema M1220 Light Armoured and R 1820 158 • Komatsu PC 60 Vegetation Cutter 160 Section 6 - Sifter • Armtrac Sifter 170 • HEC Rotar Mk-I 172 Section 7 - Mine-protected vehicles • Buffalo 178 • Casspir and RG-31M 180 • Dingo 2 184 • Pookie 2000 LMVD 186 • Wer’wolf MkII MPV 190 Appendixes A. List of manufacturers 205 B. Glossary of terms 209 Acknowledgements This report was researched and written by Lieutenant-Colonel Johannes Dirscherl, Mechanical Studies Specialist, GICHD, with support from the GICHD Study Group. The report was laid out for publication by Françoise Jaffré. All photographs have been provided by the respective manufacturers. Foreword ost humanitarian mine clearance undertaken today is still carried out by manual deminers and specially trained mine detection dog (MDD) teams. Machines make a contribution Mto the work of these two systems, creating safer conditions and greatly speeding-up the overall clearance process. In various forms, machines have been employed for mine clearance since the 1914-1918 War. Yet for many years, demining machines were the preserve of the military and until the advent of humanitarian demining in the late 1980s, the development of specialist vehicles for mine clearance had been relatively limited. As humanitarian demining gained momentum, it was assumed that machines would inject a much- needed increase in clearance rates accompanied by a higher level of safety. Thus far, this has occurred to a lesser extent than was expected. Today, mechanical mine clearance systems are being employed on an ever-increasing scale and the choice of machines on the international market continues to expand slowly. However, it is widely believed that machines have not been applied to clear mines to their fullest potential. The Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) has carried out an in-depth study of the use of machines in demining. The Study of Mechanical Application to Demining is released in the spring of 2004 and it is believed that the conclusions and recommendations, if pursued by both donors and field users, could lead to a significant acceleration of the demining process. A variety of new machines have been incorporated into the 2004 issue of the Mechanical Demining Equipment Catalogue. However, some of the machines available on the market, in particular those of a heavier class, have been in service only sporadically or not at all during the last year. This may be an indication of a new and enhanced understanding of operational needs and cost effectiveness. Whenever available, test and evaluation reports are cited but the equipment listed in this catalogue has not been tested or evaluated by the GICHD. Accordingly, the GICHD does not assume responsibility for the accuracy of information provided by the respective manufacturers and such information does not necessarily represent the opinions of the GICHD. The GICHD would like to thank the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany for its generous financial support to this project. Ambassador Martin Dahinden Director Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining 1 Mechanical Demining Equipment Catalogue 2004 2 Introduction he aim of the GICHD Mechanical Demining Equipment Catalogue is to inform the field- based mine clearance community about the choice of machines currently or potentially Tavailable on the international market. The catalogue’s succinct presentation of available equipment seeks to help the user to choose the appropriate machine for a given task in a particular environment. Included are an indication of the costs involved and the level of manufacturer logistical support that a programme could expect to receive for each particular machine. Contact details of machine producers are provided. Where possible, reference is made to the results of evaluations and tests conducted as part of the development of a particular system. Although these are not officially endorsed by the GICHD, they do give an indication of performance. It should be borne in mind, however, that an international standard for the testing and evaluation of mechanical demining equipment does not yet exist and differences exist in test procedures between countries and organisations. Where manufacturers have provided it, the purchase price of machines, costs of spare parts and logistics, transportation requirements, the amount of land cleared by a system, and, in some cases, the cost per square metre of land cleared, are included in the catalogue. In certain cases, the experiences of field users with a particular machine are cited. A comparative analysis of machines by category is provided at the end of each section. The information set out in the catalogue is accurate as at the end of December 2003. Some of the machines are at the prototype stage or still under development. Some of the systems in the catalogue were originally developed for military use, but they are included because they have been subsequently adapted for humanitarian demining. Equipment developers may also benefit from the Mechanical Demining Equipment Catalogue. A cross- pollination of ideas between manufacturers is likely to occur, which should better serve deminers in the future. In the relatively young field of mechanical demining equipment, innovations and changes in design concept are only to be expected. Although the catalogue may represent free advertising for the manufacturers featured, direct comparisons with their competitors should induce healthy competition within the market, ultimately leading to improvements. Appendix A contains a list of manufacturers. The catalogue does not list every machine applicable to mine clearance worldwide. A number of system producers who were approached failed to respond or to provide the minimum information required. As it is unlikely that technical specifications, core design features or the number of machines available on the market will change significantly in the near future, it has been decided to update the catalogue biannually following this edition. 3 Mechanical Demining Equipment Catalogue 2004 In addition to this catalogue, mechanical mine clearance devices are also listed in Jane’s Mines and Mine Clearance 2001-2002, the United States Department of Defense’s Humanitarian Demining Developmental Technologies 2000-2001, and various websites worldwide, for example the UNMAS Electronic Mine Information Network (E-MINE) database at www.mineaction.org. As a technical document, some of the terms used in the narrative may be misunderstood.
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