Airborne Demining System Ready to Launch

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Netherlands-based company Mine Kafon’s vision to rid the world of mines in 10 years has been nearly that many in the making, but its demining system aimed at tackling unexploded ordnance with drones and a giant iron ball can finally get the ball rolling.

Founded by Dutch-Afghan brothers Massoud and Mahmud Hassani, the company’s mission is to eradicate mines entirely in the next 10 years, and do it without putting human lives in danger. To do that, they created a system that attacks from both air and land to eliminate as much human interaction as possible.

The core system consists of a surveillance drone, a detection drone and the Mine Kafon Ball, a large, heavy sphere that detonates mines by rolling over them. The company claims the system is up to 20 times faster and 200 times cheaper than traditional demining technologies.

From the air, the system utilizes two drones that can map, detect and detonate unexploded ordnance. The system’s surveillance drone, called Destiny, is a long-range surveillance drone that identifies hazardous areas using a live video stream and high resolution camera with 10x zooming capabilities.

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Alkendi said the system has gained traction in the last few years, with interest from Ukraine to buy 3,000 units. Ukraine is currently dealing with a landscape littered with what could be millions of unexploded mines and cluster bombs in the midst of Russia’s unprovoked invasion, desperate for safe ways to clear them.

https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2023/11/15/airborne-demining-system-ready-to-launch

 

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