Flails and MDVs

Flails

Flails are used to prepare the minefield terrain for manual clearance teams and MDD. The flails clear bush and vegetation and will detonate mines during this process. The machines are protected against detonation and some flails have survived anti-tank mine detonation.

MineTech currently owns and operates three types of mechanical demining machines: the MT 325 Heavy Flail, the MT 300 Heavy Flail and the MT 140 Medium Flail.

The flails have protective armour that is 6mm thick. The cab sits on top of the vehicle and consists of armour that is approximately 10mm deep. The thick, shatterproof glass is 48mm wide and is the standard of the highest NATO classification.

The flails are capable of:
Removing all trip-wires

Causing in excess of 90% of trip-wire activated mines to function

Clearing all ground vegetation (without destroying root mass)

Clearing all bushes and small trees

Destroying in excess of 80% of all pressure activated mines

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Mine Detection Vehicles (MDV)

MDVs are small lightweight, low pressure vehicles that are used as a platform on which to mount a mine-detection system. They can be deployed in a minefield with limited chance of detonating mines but are nonetheless heavily armoured to protect the driver. MDVs are easy to transport and repair. They can be used with a variety of mine detection technologies making them very adaptable machines. MDVs are often used on road clearance projects.