At MSPO 2011, the Polish Company AMZ presents a new mine clearing vehicle, the SHIBA. The project is implemented by a consortium of AMZ in the Military Technical Academy in Warsaw and the Military Institute of Technical Engineering of Wroclaw and in the development project, funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

SHIBA reconnaissance and road mine clearing vehicle at MSPO 2011

Shiba vehicle is conceptually similar to the classic South African Meerkat / Husky or the French made SOUVIM 2, which was developed for the French Army by MBDA for mobility support missions.

The Shiba is based on a modified chassis truck Iveco Eurocargo. The Shiba is powered by an IVECO 6 cylinder in line Tector Diesel engine.

The family of this modular mine clearing vehicle consists of three variants basing on the same design, which are equipped with specialized equipment to conduct the complex engineer road reconnaissance. The crew has the maximum ballistic and mine protection at level 4, according to STANAG and MIL, due to the special basic design of the vehicle.

The SHIBA with the roller is intended for clearing mines or IED from roads being surface laid or buried. The width of cleared path is 2.80 m.

SHIBA reconnaissance and road mine clearing vehicle at MSPO 2011