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Muntra
Unmanned vehicle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Muntra is a family of unmanned armored vehicle developed by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation.[2] The name stands for "Mission Unmanned Tracked" [3]
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Design
Muntra is a family modified Soviet BMP-2 armored personnel carrier intended to be used for Unmanned missions. Current variants are unarmed. Three variants exist: Muntra-S for surveillance, Muntra-M for mine clearing, and Muntra-N operating in nuclear or chemical contaminated zones. It has autonomous navigation through GPS waypoints with obstacle detection and avoidance.[4][5][6][1]
Variants
Muntra-B
It is the command post for the MUNTRA series of vehicles. It has a 2 man crew to command the MUNTRA series of vehicles via a datalink.[7][1]
MUNTRA-S
MUNTRA-S is tele-operated from MUNTRA-B via a datalink or through pre set waypoints. It has a maximum detection range of 15 Kilometres.[8][1]
MUNTRA-M
The Muntra-M is equipped with ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and Vapour Detection System (VDS) to detect landmines and IED'S and marks the area.[9][1]
MUNTRA-N
The MUNTRA-N is intended to operate in Nuclear and biological affected combat environments to carry out survey and recon of the affected area.It is capable of detecting nuclear radiations , chemical warfare agents , biological agents like Viruses and Bacteria etc. and can collect samples from the affected areas.[10]
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