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The Kingdom of Thailand is affected by mines and explosive remnants of war (ERW), including both abandoned explosive ordnance and unexploded ordnance (UXO), the result of conflicts on its borders with Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, and Myanmar. By the end of 2017, suspect mined areas covered 391km2 of which 84% was located in seven eastern and northeastern provinces bordering Cambodia. This is a decrease from the reported 442.6km2 at the end of 2016.
Thailand was one of the first countries to receive US Humanitarian Demining Research and Development (HD R&D) Program developed detection and clearance technologies in the early 2000s. Early neutralization, area preparation, clearance and detection systems were used by the Thailand Mine Action Center to clear nearly 7 million square meters of land.
Sources: To Walk the Earth in Safety, 2023
Landmine Monitor Report, 2020
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MINI MINEWOLF |
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The Mini MineWolf (MMW) is an armored, remote controlled mine clearing system using tiller and flail attachments. The tiller`s teeth engage the ground to a depth of 25 centimeters, physically destroying anti-personnel (AP) and anti-tank (AT) landmines, and mulching vegetation up to 15 centimeters in diameter. With either attachment, the MMW can survive both AT and AP mine blasts. Clearance rates of 5,000 - 12,000 square meters per day can be expected depending on soil and vegetation type. Operation is by remote control with video monitoring.
Distribution Statement A: Approved for public release.
PARTNERS: Mines Advisory Group (MAG) - Cambodia; Thailand Mine Action Center; Tajikistan Army (2010-2011)
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Multi-tool Attachments |
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The Humanitarian Demining Research and Development (HD R&D) Program has developed a wide variety of excavator and loader based tools for mechanical mine clearance. These attachments give deminers the capability to perform area preparation, technical survey and mine clearance from a safe area. Tools that have proven useful include vegetation cutters, grapples, tillers, and buckets for sifting, grinding, and crushing. The HD R&D Program has modified several small, medium and large class excavators with armor protection and the interfaces needed to use these tools in various demining environments. Operational Field Evaluations (OFE) can be performed with HD R&D Program developed excavators or loaders, or with just the tools mounted to the demining organization`s own host equipment.
Distribution Statement A: Approved for public release.
PARTNERS: Mines Advisory Group; Golden West Humanitarian Foundation; The HALO Trust
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Medium MineWolf |
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The Medium MineWolf is a powerful remote control or manually operated mine clearing system that uses large earth tilling and flail attachments to neutralize landmines. The tiller’s teeth engage the ground to a depth of 25 centimeters, physically destroying anti-personnel (AP) and anti-tank (AT) landmines, and mulching vegetation up to 15 centimeters in diameter. The Medium MineWolf can survive both AP & AT mine blasts. Distribution Statement A: Approved for public release.
PARTNERS: Thailand Mine Action Center (2015-2019)
Cambodia Mine Action Centre
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