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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2021.22.6.291

The Future of Countermobility Capability with a Literature Analysis from FASCAM to Terrain Shaping Obstacle(TSO)  

Park, Byoung-Ho (Korea Research Institute for defense Technology planning and advancement (KRIT))
Sim, Jaeseong (Korea Research Institute for defense Technology planning and advancement (KRIT))
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.22, no.6, 2021 , pp. 291-298 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, the future of countermobility capability is presented by analyzing the status of the countermobility obstacles focusing on the history of landmines and munitions. The conventional landmine was forbidden globally by the CCW and Ottawa Treaty because it caused civilian damage after the war. Because the inhumanity of those mines had been acknowledged, shatterable mines with a self-destruct (SD) function and M93 "HORNET" anti-tank munition with enhanced sensors have been fielded. In 2016, the Obama administration announced a policy that banned all antipersonnel landmines, leaving a considerable gap in the countermobility capability. To deal with these problems, the developments of "SAVO" and the SLEP program of Volcano mines were conducted. In the sense of a long-term approach, the countermobility obstacles, including mines, were chosen as fundamental forces for Multi-Domain Operations and were improved to Terrain Shaping Obstacles (TSO). TSO has improved sensors and mobility kill capabilities and features an enhanced remote control over each munition on the battlefield through a network established with satellite communication. The combined arms countermobility might be fully capable until 2050 if the TSO program can be completed successfully.
Keywords
Mine; Countermobility; Scatterable Mines; Networked Munitions; Terrain Shaping Obstacles;
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