DRDO Self Propelled Mine Burier

DRDO Self Propelled Mine Burier (SPMB) is an automated mine laying system installed on a cross-country mobile vehicle. It has been developed in India by Research and Development Establishment, Pune, a laboratory of DRDO, Ministry of Defense for the Indian Army.[1][2][3][4]

Description

The mines in SPMB are stored in palletized containers housed inside the vehicle. A burying mechanism is installed at the stern of the vehicle. The commander can select the type of mine from a panel and it moves on a conveyor belt. An arming device arms the mines before it is buried in the ground. The system carry around 480 mines and can bury 240 mines in an hour.[1][5] The SPMB can lay four types of anti-tank mines such as ND MK-1, Indian magnetic influence mine Adrushy mine MK-I, Adrushy mine-II and French electrically fuzed HPD F2. The prototype of the system has been developed and as of 2009 it was in trials.[5]

See also

References
  1. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-05/pune/31026622_1_defence-products-development-establishment-drdo Times of India news article
  2. http://www.indiacom.com/bp/research-and-development-establishment-engrs_pune_Research-and-development-centre/ News article
  3. Defence exhibition at R&DE - Indian Express
  4. "Sakaal Times - R&DE(E) exhibition on Feb 4, 5". Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  5. "DRDO". Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.


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