The concept of demining has been around as long as the concept of creating and placing mines. When military forces first introduced landmines to the battlefield, they realised that after the conflict had ended, they would need to remove them. But how has technology changed demining over the years? Original minesweeping One of the early…
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Why Do We Still Have Problems with Unexploded Ordnance in the UK?
It is over seventy years since the Second World War ended in 1945 yet we still regularly hear stories of unexploded ordnance around the UK. As recently as February 2018, there was an unexploded WWII bomb found near London Airport that forced its closure and measures to be taken to deal with it. So why…
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The Benefits of a Remote Controlled Demining Machine
Landmines are still prevalent in today’s society and are a large cause of civilian deaths across the globe. They can be detonated any time after they have been laid, whether that is 10 minutes, or 10 years afterwards and they are still just as dangerous, due to them being hidden they are very often not…
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Better Value For Money Equipment For Clearance Of Explosive Ordnance?
There are many factors that influence the methodology of clearance of explosive ordnance adopted by NGOs and Commercial Demining Companies when planning land release operations. These range from topography, terrain and environment to the expected threat type, time constraints and indeed the likely funding available. In commercial operations the contract is also providing a number…
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