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Development of SOUVIM 2, a mine path clearing system designed and manufactured by MBDA, is complete. Two units of the land vehicle set will be delivered to the French Army, which will be ready to deploy this system in foreign theatres in 2010.
SOUVIM 2 was designed for use in mobility support missions, allowing quick clearing of mined paths over long distances behind the lines: over 100km of track cleared daily, with extensive counter-mining capabilities.
The system relies on the combined action of two vehicles towing mine-activation trailers. The first vehicle is designed to roll over a pressure mine without activating it.
It tows a first "mine-triggering trailer" (RDM) whose weight will trigger pressure-sensitive mines and thereby secure the second vehicle's progress. This latter vehicle tows two further RDMs whose different wheel bases help cover the whole width of the track to be cleared.