Mini MineWolf passes German test

Wednesday, 18 June, 2008

The German Army’s Technical Centre for Weapons and Ammunition based in Meppen, Germany, has published its final results of trials with the 8.1 metric ton remote-controlled Mini MineWolf against simulated Anti Personnel (AP) and live Anti-tank (AT) mines with explosive yield up to 13.5kg TNT.
Both the tiller and flail working tools were tested for effectiveness in clearing AP mines and survivability against seven AT mine types, including stacked mines.
The Mini MineWolf impressed with a close to 100 per cent success rate with both flail and tiller attachments against simulated AP and live AT mines, and also demonstrated the survivability of tiller and flail working tools against heavy AT mine detonations. All damage was repairable in the field, with the prime mover suffering no damage, underscoring the economic viability of mechanical demining in high-threat environments.
According to Colonel Radlmeier, Chief of the Development Division of the German Army Engineering School, “The ability to provide safe clearance capabilities in areas contaminated with explosive remnants of war is becoming increasingly significant to the future tasks of the German Army’s Corp of Engineers. To improve the protection of soldiers in conflict scenarios, we need a reliable, quickly deployable mechanical mine clearance tool. The Mini MineWolf is, based on real-world tests and its convincing results, a very interesting option to fill this gap.”
The MineWolf family is the flagship product of MineWolf Systems, a Switzerland/Germanybased provider of advanced landmine clearance technologies and services. During 2004-2007, more than 15 million square metres of land in Europe, Africa and the Middle East have been cleared using MineWolf technology.

Mini MineWolf destroys a DM 21 antitank mine during German Army trials