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Selection of Participants and Their Equipment

The Research Project for Developing Mine Clearance Related Equipment in Afghanistan (Fiscal Year 2003)

JICS, as an agency of Department of Mine Clearance (DMC) of the Transitional Administration of Afghanistan, recruited the participants for this project between December 2003 and February 2004.

Selection Committee selected 9 equipments from 7 manufacturers and an institution.

Each participant is expected to improve and complete the machines, which are appropriate to the situation in Afghanistan, through the local survey and local tests.

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Mine Bull (Kawasaki Heavy Industries)

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Free Ground, 320 CL Land Deminer （Shin Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ltd.）

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ZX350LCH and ZX230LC (Yamanashi Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.)

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DX85EX-15 Base (Komatsu Ltd.)

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Mine Dog (Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.)

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Advanced Landmine Imaging System (ALIS) (Tohoku University)

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Sencion Alpha Pro.4 (Cos Co., Ltd.)

Basic Information of This Project

Project Name The Research Project for Developing Mine Clearance Related Equipment in Afghanistan
Date of Agreement between Governments November 5th, 2003
Grant Aid Amount 646 million Japanese Yen
Client Department of Mine Clearance (DMC), Department of Disaster Preparedness (DDP) of the Government of Afghanistan
Outline of the Project Transporting 5 demining machines (4 manufacturers), 2 detecting machines (Hand-held type; 1 manufacturer and 1 institution) and 1 detecting machine (vehicle mounted type; 1 manufacture), which were selected by the selection committee, and implementing many kinds of tests and evaluating these equipment.

Contents of the Tests
(1) Demining Machines
  • Productivity test
  • Maneuverability test
  • Performance test
  • Explosive test
  • Manufacturers test etc.
(2) Detecting Machines
  • Model mine test
  • Real mine without boosters test
JICS's Role As an agent of DMC, DDP, JICS manages the project through related equipment tests’ coordination, budget control etc.

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