An explosive device detection system of the SAHAR family installed on a “LR-II” vehicle. (photo credit: IAI)
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Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has completed the development of an autonomous improvised explosive device detection (IED’s) system which can identify, locate and destroy improvised explosive devices and mines before troops even reach them.
The system is installed on a robotic platform made by IAI and integrates a combination of multiple sensors which detects IEDs which may be hidden in complex areas.
A robotic engineering scout which can be maneuvered autonomously without danger to troops, it can detect, engage and remove the IEDs as necessary by using a blade installed on the vehicle.
“The completion of the development of the autonomous IED’s detection system of the SAHAR family and its delivery to operational trails is another significant quantum leap in the field of unmanned vehicles,” said Meir Shabtai, General Manager of IAI’s Robotic Systems Division.
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“Israel Aerospace Industries is operating intensively and is adapting its products to the future battlefield needs. The SAHAR system integrates and uses the advanced technologies in the terms of detection sensors capabilities, and Autonomous Navigation. The system provides a full End to End effective threatened routes clearing solution, operations which have been done heretofore by troops, with significant danger to their lives,” he added.
The system is based on IAI’s robotic kit, enabling faster, more efficient execution of missions and safe operation of the system without risk to human life. It combines a number of payloads of different types for detection of explosive devices on and under the surface and engineering capabilities for neutralizing them. The system can be operated in any terrain and has a precision operation system that generates a real image of the arena for it’s operator.
According to IAI it is scheduled to be transferred for trial and evaluation purposes.
While IEDs and mines are not new to the battlefield the use of these devices has become a matter of concern for modern armies both in regular and asymmetric warfare.
Weekly protests along the Gaza security fence have seen the use of hundreds of IEDs against IDF troops, and the military has warned of an increased use in such devices following several IEDs planted along the fence and attached to balloons launched from the coastal enclave into southern Israel.
In March four IDF soldiers were wounded, including two seriously, after an IED hidden inside a Palestinian flag hung on the security fence detonated against their military jeep as they patrolled the border fence in southern Gaza Strip.
The system is part of the SAHAR IED detection family which includes a number of robotic platforms which can locate hidden or buried explosives before clearing them. Each system includes the robotic platform, a control system and detection payloads.
Last summer IAI announced that it had begun testing its Counter Improvised Explosive Device and Mine Suite (CIMS) mobile system which can identify, locate and destroy improvised explosive devices and mines.
Primarily intended for patrols during routine security missions on Israel’s borders, CIMS can be operated day or night and in any weather condition and environment. A large, rectangular multi-sensor system is placed directly in front of armored vehicles allowing it to search and destroy the IED.
According to IAI CIMS has a 270° radius and when an IED or mine is identified, the system alerts soldiers with warning sounds and indicators on a screen inside the vehicle which displays its findings. The system also includes a firing position from where troops can shoot at the explosive device to destroy it without having to leave the safety of their vehicle.
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