When will autonomous mass demining be tested? What happens when children find and play with landmines?
"... The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (Ottawa Convention, entered into force in 1999): This treaty, adhered to by over 160 states, categorically bans the development, production, stockpiling, and use of anti-personnel landmines.
Some nations, notably the United States, have retained modified landmine policies that allow for use under specific tactical conditions while adhering to broader Law of War Manual prohibitions against inherently indiscriminate weapons. ..." (Google search)
"... When mounted to a vehicle, the U.S. Army’s Volcano mine dispenser can blanket roughly 32 acres with up to 960 mines. Now, the service is testing a system that can do the same thing without a driver behind the wheel. ..."
The Autonomous Volcano system uses the M139 Volcano mine dispenser. It is mounted on the Palletized Load System (PLS) A1 truck.
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