SM-EOD
SM-EOD is a system for the selective and contact-free destruction of mines , duds and unconventional explosive devices or incendiary devices .
The name is made up of two parts. 'SM' stands for the original marketer Schweizerische Munitionsunternehmung ; 'EOD' refers to Explosive Ordnance Disposal , the internationally used term for ordnance disposal .
The SM-EOD systems form a family of non-magnetic shaped charges consisting of a selection of five different sizes. The different sizes include SM-EOD 20, SM-EOD 33, SM-EOD 33P, SM-EOD 67, SM-EOD 130 and SM-EOD 190. The explosive devices are placed on a rack and aimed at the target. They can be ignited electrically or pyrotechnically. The devices can be used watertight up to a depth of 80 m. All systems are qualified in accordance with the MIL and NATO standards.
history
The Swiss Munitions Company (SM) marketed the systems for the first time. The Swiss Munitionsfabrik Thun (MFT), which existed before 1995, initiated the development. From 2001 the systems were sold by RUAG Munition , which was later operated as the RUAG Warhead Division under RUAG Land Systems. In 2007, assets from the RUAG Warhead Division were taken over by Saab Bofors Dynamics (SBDS). The systems were developed, produced and sold worldwide in Thun until summer 2012.
Web links
- Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport : The contributions of the Swiss Armed Forces to humanitarian demining
- July 2012: Issue 16.2 of The Journal of ERW of Mine Action: Environmental Simulations for EOD Shaped Charges
- SM_EOD Systems
- Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) and Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS): Federal Strategy for Humanitarian Demining for the Years 2012 to 2015 (PDF; 964 kB)
- Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport DDPS : Swiss demining system for the Balkans
- DDPS and SDC supply the UN program with special systems for removing duds: Swiss aid for demining in Lebanon
- Institute for Defense Analyzes: Operational Evaluation Test of Mine Neutralization Systems (PDF; 3.2 MB)