MineWolf Shows New Military Solution for Landmines And IEDs in Afghanistan And Beyond

MUNICH--MineWolf Systems, a leading provider of mine clearance vehicles and services to the humanitarian and military markets yesterday demonstrated a new mechanical solution developed specifically to meet the requirements of the US Army for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

“This is a very interesting development offering excellent efficiency and mobility for both humanitarian and military demining missions. The multi-purpose attachments which can be mounted to the base vehicle make it even more useful to field operations”

The ‘Medium MineWolf’ machine (MW 330) caused quite a stir as it was presented for the first time yesterday in Munich’s city centre at the Military Engineering Summit, Europe's largest gathering of military engineers, procurement officers and equipment and technology providers with over 150 attendees from all over the world looking for latest developments in military engineering.

This machine is the latest addition to the MineWolf product range, built in Germany in response to a specific requirement from the US Army for an area mine clearance system for operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. US forces are looking for a capability to safely and quickly clear open ground of land mines and unexploded ordnance while minimizing the risk to soldiers. “We have produced a machine robust enough to survive blasts from heavy anti-tank mines, yet mobile enough to be transportable in a 20ft ISO container or on a C-130 plane. The Medium Mine Wolf also offers a variety of other interchangeable attachments such as a blade, bucket, sifter or forklift”, said Phillip von Michaelis, the company’s Sales Director.

MineWolf Systems also demonstrated a sophisticated robotic arm attachment which can be mounted on any of their mine clearance vehicles to remotely deal with IED threats. Summit participants saw the robotic arm mounted on their smaller, remote controlled ‘Mini MineWolf’ machine.

“This is a very interesting development offering excellent efficiency and mobility for both humanitarian and military demining missions. The multi-purpose attachments which can be mounted to the base vehicle make it even more useful to field operations” said Colonel Radlmeier, Director, NATO Military Engineering Centre of Excellence.

MineWolf Systems has machines clearing minefields in Europe, Africa, South America and the Middle East. Their reputation plus their flexibility to develop bespoke engineering solutions makes them of particular interest to the military engineers in Munich who are looking for just such new technology to deal with the challenge of explosives faced by their soldiers on a daily basis.

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