Landmine Warfare in Support of Multi-domain Battle: Balancing Discrimination and Military Effectiveness

Abstract

From the development of FASCAM in support of Air Land Battle through the latest Presidential Directive that prohibited the use of antipersonnel mines by the Department of Defense, the United States has pursued policy changes to landmine warfare with the goal of increasing the discrimination of the system while utilizing technological advances to maintain its counter-mobility capability. As a result, today's operational commander has fewer viable munitions and delivery systems to execute minelaying operations across the US Joint Force, creating a capability gap in addition to truncating operational reach. The recent transition to MDB increases the utility of landmines for counter-mobility, requiring that this capability gap be addressed. Ongoing efforts to address the gap are making progress, but they remain incomplete and potentially too reliant on the technological promise of networked munitions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 25, 2017
Accession Number
AD1039967

Entities

People

  • Brian C. Walker

Organizations

  • School of Advanced Military Studies

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Personnel Mines
  • Attrition
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of State
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Foundational Obstacle System
  • International Law
  • Land Mines
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Minefields
  • National Security
  • Networked Munitions
  • Scatterable Mines
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Economics
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering