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GSTAMIDS
Artist's concept of the GSTAMIDS FCS system
Landmines have bedeviled mobile forces for more than 100 years, and even the U.S. Army's highly-capable Future Force can be stymied by the presence of mines. A clear lesson coming back from Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan is the need for reliable counters to a wide range of mines and mine-like devices in all terrain, weather, operational, and logistical settings.
Sensors with high probability of detection must mate with high-confidence neutralization while interfacing and reporting over the future combat systems C4ISR system. These capabilities must fit seamlessly with Force operations in complex urban and exurban terrain, or while facing sophisticated or asymmetrical enemies.
BAE Systems offers best-of-industry technologies for mine detection and neutralization in a partnership with industry leaders in their respective fields. The GSTAMIDS FCS design includes ground-penetrating radar developed by NIITEK, and neutralization based on countermine-shaped charges pioneered by BAE Systems and DE Technologies. U.S. Army program and technical management and oversight come from the Program Manager-Close Combat Systems, and include the expertise of the RDECOM CERDEC Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate Countermine Division, as well as the U.S. Army TACOM Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center.
Since the 1960s, BAE Systems has developed the core technologies and integrated systems that protect the Future Force. Mine Hunter/Killer, an advanced technology demonstration completed in December 2000, combined state-of-the-art sensors with an innovative neutralization scheme aboard a remotely-operated mine overpass surrogate vehicle. GSTAMIDS Block 1, completed in August 2003, defined the hardware, system requirements, and preliminary system design through a comprehensive design model and correlated mission simulation.
Other BAE Systems work in support of U.S. Army Assured Mobility includes the Explosive Standoff Minefield Breacher, which led to the development of Mongoose. Mongoose is a rocket-deployed array of countermine shaped charges, providing a high-confidence, in-stride, assault breaching capability.
GSTAMIDS FCS will provide warfighters with assured tactical mobility in the presence of mines through an integrated system-of-systems, operating within the larger framework of Future Combat Systems.
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