Smart Munition Area Denial System (SMADS)

The Small Mobile Area Denial Systems (SMADS) is a wheeled/tracked mobility platform that conforms to the NSD-A 6-Shooter anti-personnel land mine. The SMADS is plug compatible with the 6-Shooter and can share power, comms and control, freeing up space andweight for additional sensors for enhanced breaching detection systems. The real advantage of the SMADS is the ability to move the mine system. A number of tactics can be envisioned, including distributed mine distributions, the ability to allow safepassage of friendly forces and the capability to set up ambushes. into place, or out of and to aim close. The agility of the system and its ability to operate in snow and mud, to turn and bring other miniature grenade launchers to bear, and to selflevel for predictable ballistic trajectories provides a higher kill probability and more efficient operation. SMADS compliments wide area and off route anti-tank systems and can be adapted to carry AT mines. The SMADS format enhances safety, flexibilityand introduces the possibility of new tactics as a significant force multiplier for the Objective Force. (P-030006) The proposed SMADS system is a low profile, system that enhances the kill probability and utility of the next generation Non Self Destruct-Alternative antipersonnel land mine. The SMADS approach can be a 6x force multiplier over static systems, and offergreater friendly force protection by remote operation and removal of the mine from the field. The SMADS operates with planned of the shelf systems and does not require the addition of new munition development yet remains highly adaptable to productimprovements, particularly in sensor, communications and control.