The US Army launched a new program, called HSTAMIDS, to develop a handheld standoff mine detection capability for the dismounted soldier. This system will be comprised of active and passive sensor technology. Sensor integration will be accomplished using a high speed digital parallel processor; providing near real-time mine cueing and mine location data transmission to the operator's audio and visual display. The envisioned system will allow "plug-and-play" operation, permitting use in a variety of environmental conditions and operational scenarios. The HSTAMIDS program is the next developmental phase of the US Army's Close-In Man Portable Mine Detector (CIMMD) Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD) Program. During extensive field testing conducted by the US Army's Test and Evaluation Command (TECOM) in 1995, CIMMD technologies were evaluated against real metallic and nonmetallic anti-personnel and anti-tank mines. Results of the field tests showed that the CIMMD technologies met user requirements for continued development.
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