This remote-controlled landmine will attack tanks from above
The new mine could also be disarmed from miles away to allow friendly forces to travel safely.
By Kelsey D. Atherton April 14, 2021
Technology Military
Edward Daileg / DOD
To control battlefields of the future, the US Army is looking for a new anti-tank landmine with a specific upgrade: it can be set in place by robots, and it will share its sensor data remotely with human operators far away.
Ever since the first tanks rolled into battle over a century ago, humans have struggled with a basic problem: what is the easiest way to crack open a moving vehicle covered in armor? One of the more durable answers, improvised in 1916 and present to this day, is by hiding an explosive in the ground, and waiting for the tank to drive over it or near it. Many anti-tank landmines are triggered by pressure, specifically calibrated to the weight of a vehicle, while others rely on acoustic and seismic sensors to kick off their detonations.
On April 1, 2021, the Army posted a solicitation for the new anti-tank landmine. Formally, the Army is looking for a “Terrain Shaping Obstacle (TSO) Top Attack prototype,†a clunky jargon-dense phrase that can be broken into two parts. “Top Attack†means that the mine, when set off, will launch its explosive payload a short distance into the air, which will then direct the blast downward onto the top of a vehicle.
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