UXO SANDALS

UXO Sandals

MiCS are unique sandals designed to allow safe movement across minefields without activating mines. A user equipped with MiCS can work within a minefield, clear mines, evacuate wounded personnel, or cross safely without triggering any mines.

PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION
Most anti-personnel mines worldwide are activated by the weight of a person stepping on them (pressure mines). MiCS distribute the user’s weight over a large area, ensuring that the pressure on a mine beneath the sandal is below the activation threshold. MiCS are suitable for all types of terrain. Even weight distribution is achieved by a hard tread surface on top of the sandal attached to a flexible, air-filled envelope.

CONSTRUCTION OF MINEFIELD CROSSING SANDALS

1. Hard plastic tread surface

2. Harnessing straps securing the user’s shoe to the tread

3. Flexible fabric envelope with 5 compartments

4. Air system including 5 air cushions and connecting tubes

The soft fabric envelope contains five air cushions connected by an air manifold. The top of the envelope attaches to the tread via harnesses, which are then secured to the user’s shoe. The flexibility of the sandals allows perfect adaptation to terrain, ensuring even weight distribution.

MiCS contain no metallic parts, preventing interference with metal detectors and avoiding activation of magnetic mines.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Safe and reliable

• Durable and lightweight

• Simple to use and maintain

• Combination of materials to prevent punctures

• Emergency inflation option (optional)

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Size: 35 × 70 × 13 cm (13.7 × 27.5 × 5 in)

• Weight capacity: up to 150 kg (330 lbs) per sandal

• Weight: 2.3 kg (5 lbs)