American developers presented an innovative system of remote mining that destroys heavy equipment

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The US armed forces use the advanced remote demining system M136 Volcano, which allows create large-scale minefields in minutes. The system, ordered also for the defense of Taiwan, is available in two modifications — ground (Ground Volcano) and air (Air Volcano), writes Army Inform.

The basis of the system is the M87A1 ammunition, which contains a combination of anti-tank and personnel mines. Each container includes six anti-tank mines with magnetically induced detonators sensitive to the movement of metal objects and one anti-personnel mine capable of using streamers up to 12 meters long.

< p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words">The ground version of Volcano is mounted on Oshkosh Defense HEMTT A4 M977A4 trucks.

Technical characteristics:

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• Capacity: up to 960 mines per one machine
• Coverage area: up to 1100 meters in length and 120 meters in width
• Unfolding time: 4−12 minutes

An important feature of the system is the presence of a mine self-destruction mechanism after a certain period of time, which significantly reduces the risks to the civilian population after the end of hostilities.

In addition to the M87A1 combat ammunition, the system also includes training mines M88 and M89 for personnel training. Deliveries of the Volcano system to the Taiwanese army are planned for 2026.