Jammu: The Army has inducted United Kingdom (UK)-made Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) for its use
against the Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs) in Jammu and
Kashmir.
"For the defusing of IEDs planted by the militants and
avoid causalities in blasts, latest state-of-the-art
technology of UK-made ROVs have been inducted in the
operations here," an Army official said here.
The ROVs, remotely-controlled tracked vehicle designed to
conduct investigation and deal with the IEDs, have recently
been delivered to 115 engineers in the state along with
several other Engineering units, he said.
The new ROVs have chains like a tank or a JCB and are
more effective as compared to the old ones, which had only
wheels.
The radio control ROV can be controlled up to a distance
of one km, cable drum up to 150 meters and fibre optic cable
up to 200 meters, he said.
There is full-fledged command station, which acts as a
control centre for remote operating and monitoring ROV, the
official said, adding the station has several latest tools to
deal with IEDs, including Manipulator shotgun, Disrupt laser,
Mechanical Grab, Car towing equipment and X-ray system.
PTI
