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Explosives - detection Demine Web Site This web site is provided by the Society for Counter-Ordnance Technology (SCOT), which promotes technology, communication and research into humanitarian demining and countering mines and unexploded ordnance. It provides information on conferences and symposia on international mine warfare and mine countermeasures technologies and links to full text presentations and papers given at the events, including the International Symposia on Technology and the Mine Problem. The site also provides access to the Mine Lines Newsletter. Laser Based Stand-Off Detection of Biological Agents This is a Research and Technology Organization (RTO)Technical Report RTO-TR-SET-098, dated April 2009. The link consists of a document on the detection biological weapons. Biological weapons have become an increasingly important potential threat in today’s military and civilian arenas. They are relatively inexpensive to produce and can yield a significant impact as a terrorist weapon. Early warning of a biological attack is essential to establish a timely defense and to sustain operational tempo and freedom of action. In addition, the mapping of a biological attack is needed to obtain intelligence on affected areas. For these reasons the need to develop methods to remotely detect and discriminate biological aerosols from background aerosols, and ultimately, to discriminate biological warfare agents from naturally occurring aerosols, is paramount. A table of contents, and the full text of the document can be accessed online in PDF format. The document is contained in the RTO's Full Text Publication Library. Schiebel Corporation The company produces a range of high technology products including actuators, mine detection equipment and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The product range includes the Camcopter rotary wing UAV. The web site contains news and press information, contact details, and product information. Survey of Mine Clearance Technology This report was written by J.A. Craib and published by the United Nations University in September 1994. The report outlines mine detection and clearance equipment and the potential of new technologies to improve demining and unexploded explosive ordnance disposal equipment. The report provides a brief analysis of mine types including anti tank mines, anti personnel mines, submunitions and munitions. It then goes on to provide an overview of current mine detection technologies and the most promising technologies including infra red or thermal imaging, visible spectrum photography, ground penetrating radar and biosensors. It then looks at current hand and mechanical mine clearance technolgies such as ploughs, rollers and sifting, and possible technological advances including vibrating rollers and high power microwaves. There is also a brief section on the possible application of robotics or remotely piloted vehicles. Transferring Army BRAC Lands Containing Unexploded Ordnance. Lessons Learned and Future Options This technical report (MG-199-A) was published by The RAND Corporation in 2004 and was written by Jacqueline MacDonald, Debra Knopman, Noreen Clancy, Jimmie McEver and Henry H. Willis. In the ongoing Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process, lands containing unexploded ordnance (UXO) left over from military training have proved particularly difficult and costly to transfer to new users. With a few exceptions, little progress has been made in transferring these lands. This monograph chronicles both the issues that facilitated the transfer of UXO-contaminated lands and those that slowed the transfer, and it offers options for expediting the transfer of these lands. [Taken from abstract]. This is a PDF file, so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it. |
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