D-BOX tackles the burning issue of anti-personal landmines and cluster munitions remaining from armed conflicts. It will provide Demining stakeholders with innovative, “easy to use” and low cost solutions interfaced and/or integrated in a comprehensive toolbox.
This “smart” Toolbox could be used during all demining activities to help operators and end users chose the most suitable answer for optimal planning and preparation to low cost, safe and “easy to use” tools for specific tasks during different steps of the demining activities adapted for varying scenarios and conditions.
CBRNE Ltd and its collaborative company Drone Ops Ltd took part in the Framework Programme 7 Project D-BOX final demonstration (March 3rd and 4th 2016) of tools being developed in the interests of humanitarian demining. Pictured from left to right are Mr. Matt Cross, Pilot and Engineer for Drone Ops) Mr. Julien Giordani the European Commission Project Officer for Project D-BOX and two of the Commission’s evaluators, Dr Jose Gonzalez-Rodriguez from the University of Lincoln and Dr. Armin Zotter and Mr Bruno Esmiller of Airbus. They are inspecting the Drone Ops drone carrying the Cobham Plc AMULET Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) detector.
