ANFO and TNT anti-vehicle mine blast: Experimental and numerical observations

Anti-vehicle (AV) mines and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) pose a major threat in recent and current missions. In the latest operational theatres of Iraq and Afghanistan they have been responsible for a significant proportion of all casualties. Understanding both the characteristics and strength of the blast loading from these devices is...

Research and development: The starting point for Vehicle Survivability

Occupant safety in vehicle mine protection

Personnel safety is crucial in operations where mines pose a threat, in peacekeeping and peace-enforcing operations occupant safety has a high priority. In the past five years, the TNO Defence Research Organisation participated in projects for the improvement of the mine protection of several military vehicles to increase the occupant safety. In...