MINETECT does combine one of the best available GPR-Sensors and pulsed MD-detectors available on the European market to reduce the false alarm rate. This is resulting in a better productivity of mine clearing operations and a very practicable human machine interface.

This multi-sensor system was developed for the detection of AP landmines and hand held operation. It is based on a sophisticated GPR from ERA (UK) and the pulse induction MD-Type VMH3 from VALLON (FRG). So far it does now looking more like a bi-national project with ERA as main contractor. The MINETECT system was originally developed under contract of the UK Department for International Development (DFID).

This latest change of the configuration has to be considered and is outdating the many existing earlier papers about MINETECT, still based on the GUARTEL (UK) MD8 metal detector e.g. the presentation held on the EUDEM2-SCOT conference September 2003.

The working principles for both are based on electromagnetic waves but with different frequencies and specific responds to the components of a landmine, also with non or minimal metal content. A sophisticated signal processing is providing optimized detection parameters under most soil conditions.

Test and evaluation:

• Several filed tests already passed successfully (ITEP)
• New test series foreseen for 2004

This device is developed to a level be ready go into production soon. A target price of about 7.500 Euro will open good international market chances because it is levelled at about one third of the price for an AN/PSS14 (HSTAMIDS) produced by CyTerra (USA) being comparable.

The following target specifications are given as preliminary for public release:

• Weight (all up)