Israel Aerospace Industries has the discovery system of the multi-sensor Mine

The demonstration model is scheduled to be ready for field testing by the end of 2014.

MIDS

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Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) (TASE: ARSP.Ramta Division B1) has completed the last phase of the engineering tests and started the construction of a technology demonstrator of a multi-sensor system, called ' Mid ' (mine and IED Detection System) for detection of buried deep and surface laid mines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The new system was on display at last week's Association of the U.s. Army (AUSA) in Washington, DC.

MIDS will be distributed on a commercial light armored, tracked or wheeled, (manned or unmanned) vehicle engineering according to customer requirements. Will an advanced georadar (GPR) and metal detectors (MD) arrays in high threat environments to locate mines laid buried deep and surface/IEDS in and next to the trail, forces advancing the manoeuvre. The two major arrays (GPR and metal detectors) produce data that will be combined to analyze real-time readings, minimizing false alarms from non-threatening materials such as rocks, wood and other debris.

An on-board optical payload-IAI-made day & night will provide remote workers with situational awareness and enable the Visual surveillance from a safe distance. Navigation systems on board allow the vehicle to follow a precise series of preprogrammed or designated operator waypoints and record and transmit the exact position of the threats.

MIDS will remotely operated weapon system slaved to the electro-optical payload for self-defense against enemy combatants or detonation of threats on operator's command. The system is also equipped with a small blade can eliminate the obstructions and lane-marking/designating painting is a safe location for the following vehicles/troops and to outline the position of the discovered threats.

All the development and construction of the technology demonstrator is held at Chillicothe facility. The demonstrator is scheduled to be ready for field testing by the end of 2014.

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