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Project Nr.:3.2.9
Title:Test, evaluate and upgrade the Mini-Mulcher (MAXX).
Description:The MAXX Mini-Mulcher is a remote controlled excavator based system for medium vegetation clearance. It has been deployed for operational field trials in Rwanda and Namibia after which it was upgraded and deployed in Guinea-Bissau for an operational field evaluation. The system will be refurbished during 2009.
Aim:Upgrade, test and evaluate a mini-vegetation clearance system in-country. Outcome - Enhanced Mini-Mulcher unit and test report.
Request:Users, Donors, NGOs, NMAAs
Category:Mechanical Assistance
Type:Test and Evaluation
Equipment:HEC MAXX Mine Clearance Multi Tool
Development:COTS/Prototype
Time Frame: 2002-04-01 to 2010-12-31
Place:United States, CECOM-RDEC, NVESD, Namibia
Lead Nation:United States
Partners:National Mine Action Coordination Centre of Guinea Bissau, People Against Landmines (MgM)
Status:Ongoing at the end of the ITEP program. For further information, please contact the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Humanitarian Demining Research and Development Program
Comments:The Mini-Mulcher MAXX is a product of several years of development and test and evaluation:
  • 2003 - Concept exploration performed on the MAXX+ (Exploratory)
  • March 2004: Namibia trial (Limited Functional - Technical)
  • Summer 2004: Proof of Performance
  • October 2004 - October 2005: Namibia and Rwanda Operational Field Evaluations
  • Since January 2006 - December 2008: Operational Field Evaluation in Guinea Bissau
  • 2009 - 2010: System refurbishment.

    The research and development section of the MgM website and the HEC website provide an overview of the development history of the MAXX multi-tool system, as well as information on the 2005 operational field evaluation in Rwanda.
  • Results/Conclusions:


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