{"id":28220,"date":"2021-10-13T16:06:11","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T16:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/10\/13\/the-army-wants-reusable-networked-landmines\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:51:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:51:09","slug":"the-army-wants-reusable-networked-landmines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2021\/10\/13\/the-army-wants-reusable-networked-landmines\/","title":{"rendered":"The Army wants reusable, networked landmines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Army combat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2019\/07\/12\/army-researchers-building-smart-landmines-for-future-combat\/\" target=\"_blank\">engineers <\/a>are looking for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2021\/09\/16\/dont-call-it-a-landmine-soldiers-test-a-suitcase-size-tank-killer\/\" target=\"_blank\">new ways<\/a> to deploy \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/224834\/critical_events_in_developing_the_concept_of_operations_for_terrain_shaping_obstacles#:~:text=Terrain%2Dshaping%20obstacles%20specifically%20are,inventory%20because%20of%20policy%20restrictions.\" target=\"_blank\">terrain shaping obstacles<\/a>\u201d or landmines by artillery, drone or robot ground vehicles for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2018\/10\/24\/new-optic-needed-for-machine-gun-50-caliber-and-automatic-grenade-launcher\/\" target=\"_blank\">close<\/a>, middle and long-range fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, chief of engineers and commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said in his Wednesday presentation at the Association of the U.S. Army\u2019s annual meeting that the regiment\u2019s no. 1 priority for modernization is terrain shaping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Better aviation platforms, networks and ground vehicles offer a new breadth and depth to war, but terrain shaping denies the enemy the ability to effectively use their own systems and puts the control of the battlefield tempo into soldiers\u2019 hands, Spellmon said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2021\/09\/16\/dont-call-it-a-landmine-soldiers-test-a-suitcase-size-tank-killer\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XM204-waiting.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Don\u2019t call it a landmine. Soldiers test suitcase-sized tank killer<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The weapon can activate and self-destruct on a timed basis.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Col. Kyle T. Moulton, the assistant commandant of the Engineer School, said that due to the lack of use for the past 20 years, many of the existing systems for emplacing mines and other obstacles are approaching obsolescence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two such examples are the 1980s-era Volcano Scatterable Mine System, which has both anti-personnel and anti-tank mines and the GATOR canister munitions, often an air-delivered batch of 72 anti-tank and 22 anti-personnel mines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Volcano allows a UH-60 Black Hawk to create a 1,000-foot minefield in less than a minute. Those items are getting service life extension funds to serve as a segue to the next devices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the next devices are the Standoff Activated Volcano System and the Common Anti-Vehicle Munition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both aim to be more portable, have more delivery method options, use a common munition across platforms and have self reporting features with ways to conduct remote self-deactivation and self-destruct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6172\" height=\"4115\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6251317.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6251317.jpg.jpg 6172w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6251317.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6251317.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6251317.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6251317.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6251317.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6172px) 100vw, 6172px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division conducted Volcano system training using a UH-60 Blackhawk at Makua Range, Hawaii June 23, 2020 to qualify crews for upcoming training. The M139 Volcano Mine Dispenser is a system that provides Soldiers with a scatterable mine capability that can be mounted on a helicopter or land vehicles.\r\r\r\r(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sarah D. Sangster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, the munitions need to be able to be recovered and reused, Moulton said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The overall objective is to combine a number of devices and methods to create a complex, networked obstacle system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The current concept under development would include both top attack and bottom attack munitions, which can communicate with their controller, said Col. Russel V. Hoff, project manager for close combat systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Top attack munitions are slated to begin prototyping next year through early 2024 with rapid fielding set to begin in 2025, Hoff said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bottom attack munitions are headed for prototyping in 2025 and rapid fielding in 2028, Hoff added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The full network capability is expected to build a prototype in late 2026 and field starting in 2029.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But, Hoff said, it\u2019s not always a kinetic effect. Some of the munition options that they\u2019re looking to use for terrain shaping will include electronic warfare capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In September, Army Times reported on a suitcase-sized solution for dismounted soldiers to take on tanks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soldiers and researchers tested the XM204 interim wide area top attack munition at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4256\" height=\"2832\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/smart-tank-ammo-test.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/smart-tank-ammo-test.jpg.jpg 4256w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/smart-tank-ammo-test.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/smart-tank-ammo-test.jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/smart-tank-ammo-test.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/smart-tank-ammo-test.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/smart-tank-ammo-test.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1363 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4256px) 100vw, 4256px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A recent test at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, of the accuracy of the XM204 sensors in detecting and timing a strike against an armored vehicle. (Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Army Europe initiated the call for that type of option, Lt. Col. 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