REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — Traditional methods to detect Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) on shorelines can be a struggle. As a result\, many impacted areas remain unaddressed due to the difficulty\, cost\, and risk associated with large-scale detection and classification.
In February, a team of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers geophysicists and ordnance explosive safety experts supported a demonstration at the former Maine Bombing Area, a Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) located in Reid State Park, Maine, and the site of a World War II bombing range. The demonstration was a test of a system that could make ordnance-laden beaches safe again.
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Source: DVIDS
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