Test and Evaluation of Humanitarian Demining Equipment and Methods

ITEP Participants

BELGIUM. The Royal Military Academy and/or the Belgian Defense EOD Service carry out ITEP test and evaluation activities for the Belgian Government

CANADA. The Canadian Centre for Mine Action Technologies (CCMAT) executed the ITEP test and evaluation activities for the Canadian Government until its closure in March 2007. All Canadian test and evaluation of humanitarian demining equipment/methods have been transferred to the Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) - Suffield

GERMANY. The Federal Ministry of Defense Office of Defense Technology and Procurement (BWB), Technical Center for Protective and Special Technologies (WTD 52) carries out the ITEP test and evaluation activities for the German Government. During the period 2002 - 2007, the German Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) also ran several ITEP trials for the German Government

THE NETHERLANDS. TNO Defence executes all test and evaluation of humanitarian demining equipment/methods for the Dutch Government

SWEDEN. The Swedish EOD and Demining Centre (SWEDEC), and more specifically the SWEDEC Development Department carries out ITEP test and evaluation projects for the Swedish Government

THE UNITED STATES. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Humanitarian Demining Research and Development Program runs the ITEP test and evaluation activities for the U.S. Government

ITEP Co-operating Partners

Croatian Mine Action Centre - Center for Testing, Development and Training (HCR-CTRO)

Golden West Humanitarian Foundation

Halo Trust

Other entities assisting ITEP Participants in specific test and evaluation activities

Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC)

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

European Committee for Standardisation (CEN)

Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD)

Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)

Mines Advisory Group (MAG)

Mozambique National Demining Institute (IND)

Norwegian's People Aid (NPA)

People Against Landmines (MgM)

Thailand Mine Action Centre (TMAC)

United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS)

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Mine Action Links

Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD)

United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS)

Mine Action Information Center (MAIC)

International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL)