Block 2 Ground Standoff Minefield Detection System (GSTAMIDS)
GSTAMIDS Block 2 was the third program in a spiral development strategy to field an objective vehicle mounted mine detection system. Block 0 (in production in FY03) provided the basic GSTAMIDS capabilities for support and stability operations. Block 1 (production originally projected for FY06) was a vehicle mounted system of advanced countermine capabilities that would leverage technical successes in other countermine programs. As of 2002, Block 1 was beginning a 2.5 year PDRR phase, followed by a 3 year EMD phase. Block 2 (Production originally projected in FY11) would have provided even better detection and neutralization capabilities with more advanced technologies.
GSTAMIDS Block 2 (initially expected to be fielded in FY14) was expected to employ forward-looking mine detection and avoidance capabilities that would be available for use or attachment on a variety of military vehicles. By 2001, the decision on when to begin work on Block 2 had been pushed back indefinitely. By 2003, there was no mention of the Block 2 program in Department of Defense budget requests.
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