A   A NEW ERA NEW ERA OF TEOF TECHNOLOGY CHNOLOGY IN DEFENCEIN DEFENCE

BY-ROHIT GUPTA BY-ROHIT GUPTA TE MECHANICALTE MECHANICAL

WHAWHAT IS T IS RADAR BURADAR BULLET LLET 

yy Radar Radar bullet bullet is is a a specispecial al type type of bullet of bullet which which is is use use toto

yy find landmines without setting foot into the ground.find landmines without setting foot into the ground.

yy This consists This consists of of firing a special firing a special bullet into grbullet into ground fromound from

yy a helicopter which could pinpoint buried landmines.a helicopter which could pinpoint buried landmines.

WHAWHAT IS T IS RADAR BURADAR BULLET LLET 

yy Radar Radar bullet bullet is is a a specispecial al type type of bullet of bullet which which is is use use toto

yy find landmines without setting foot into the ground.find landmines without setting foot into the ground.

yy This consists This consists of of firing a special firing a special bullet into grbullet into ground fromound from

yy a helicopter which could pinpoint buried landmines.a helicopter which could pinpoint buried landmines.

TYPES OF MINESTYPES OF MINES A Antnti-i-tatanknk (A(ATT)) aandnd AAntnti-i-pepersrsoonnnneell ((APAP)) lalandndmimineness..AATT mmiinneess rraannggee ffrroomm aabboouutt 1155 ttoo 3355 ccmm iinn ssiizzee..TThheeyy aarree ttyyppiiccaallllyy bbuurriieedd uupp ttoo 4400ccmm ddeeeepp,, AAPPmmiinneess rraannggee ffrroomm aabboouutt 55 ttoo 1155ccmm iinn ssiizzee..

AATTmmiineness wwhhiicchh aarree ddeessiiggnenedd ttoo iimpmpeeddee tthhee pprrooggrreessssooff ddeessttrrooyy vveehhiicclleess aanndd AAPP mmiinneess wwhhiicchh aarreededesisiggnenedd ttoo kikillll

anandd mamaimimpepeooplplee..

ANTI_PERSONAL MINES AND

ANTI TANK MINES

Technologies used for 

landmine detection

y 1.Metal detectors- capable of finding even low-metalcontent mines in mineralized soils.

y2 Biological sensors such as dogs, pigs, bees .

960 89,000 450,000

190,000,000

 Antitank mines

 Antipersonnel mines

Unexploded ordnance

Scrap (shrapnel, coins,cans, etc.)

HIGH FALSE ALARM RATE 

Number of Number of items removeditems removedduring mineduring mineclearance inclearance inCambodia,Cambodia,19921992--19981998

Majority of Time Is Spent on Scrap

240 22,000 110,000

47,000,000

 Antitank mines

 Antipersonnel mines

Unexploded ordnance

Scrap

Hours spentHours spentclearing itemsclearing itemsin Cambodia,in Cambodia,19921992--19981998

Poor Detection Equipment Accounts

for 72% of Mine Clearance Casualties

72%

28%

Poor detector performance

Other and unknown causes

72%-POOR DETECTOR PERFORMANCE28%_OTHERS