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Norwegian People's Aid Adds 3rd Mini MineWolf to its Mechanical Demining Fleet
29.08.07

Demining machine to be deployed to the Jordan-Syrian border.

27 Aug. 2007: Norwegian People´s Aid (NPA) has purchased its 3rd Mini MineWolf for humanitarian demining operations. The mechanical demining machine will be deployed along the Jordan-Syria border where an estimated 67,000 anti -personnel (AP) and anti Tank (AT) mines were deployed along a more than 100km mine-belt before 1973 (source: Landmine Monitor). The remote-controlled unit complements a MineWolf large-scale demining machine already working in Jordan since August 2006, helping to clear over 1.1 million square meters along the Jordan-Israel border. Since 2006 the Mini MineWolf has been deployed in 3 countries, clearing a total of over 2.5 million square meters.

The MineWolf technology has been put to the test in Jordan, achieving reliable and robust operation in challenging mid-summer desert conditions: 200,000 square meters cleared by NPA in the Wadi Araba region during July in 51°C (124 °F) heat with extreme dust. The Mini MineWolf is specially designed for rapid deployment to hard-to-reach areas and challenging terrain, gradients and environmental conditions.

As a signatory to the Ottawa Convention, Jordan seeks to be the first Arab country to be declared free of mines by 2009.

About NPA
Founded in 1939, Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) is a non-governmental organization with 12000 members. It focuses its work on humanitarian mine clearance, the management of refugee reception centres and volunteer centres, anti-racist activities and work for the elderly and disabled. Internationally, NPA is engaged in more than 30 countries. NPA is one of the world’s foremost organisations in humanitarian mine clearance and works actively in Norway and internationally to obtain a ban on landmines. For more information see www.npaid.org

About MineWolf Systems AG
MineWolf Systems is a Swiss/German-based provider of advanced landmine clearance technologies and services. Our flagship products, the “MineWolf” and "Mini MineWolf", has set new standards in terms of reliability and efficiency. During 2004-2006, more than 14 million square meters of mine–contaminated land in Europe, Africa and the Middle-east have been cleared using the MineWolf technology. Our mission: provide safe, reliable, fast and cost-efficient mine clearance solutions to the military, commercial and humanitarian sectors worldwide. For more information see www.minewolf.com