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• Six hundred indigenously-manufactured self-neutralizing anti-tank mines, known as "Vibhav", have been inducted into the Army.
• Aim: to provide mobility kill against all enemy armored vehicles.

Anti-Tank Mines Vibhav and its Features

• "Vibhav" is a point-attack anti-tank munition.
• The anti-tank mine is made of new-age plastic, which gives it adequate strength and durability to withstand the requirements of storage, handling, and operating in varying field conditions.
• It has been designed and developed completely indigenously in a joint venture with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in India.
• The mines are designed to provide mobility kill against all enemy armoured vehicles.
• The munition can be laid both mechanically or manually.
• A host of safety and actuation mechanisms have been incorporated in "Vibhav" to make it safe to handle, lethal against targets and reliable.
• The integrated explosive, mechanical, and electronic safety features ensure utmost operator safety.
• On the other hand, the lethality of the munition ensures effectiveness against all current and futuristic armored vehicles.
• The munition also incorporates an electronic anti-handling and anti-lift device (EAHALD) that stays active for 120 days once armed.
• It has mechanical timers now. Due to this, after 120 days, it will be self-neutralised.
• It has a storage life of 10 years with no special storage requirements.

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