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HOHENFELS, Germany -- Saber Junction 17 provides the perfect laboratory for the Army to test new systems and operational procedures within a dynamic and realistic modern combat scenario. For this exercise, the U.S. Army's Research, Development and Engineering Command was able to take advantage of this opportunity to test the Spider Activated Volcano Obstacle (SAVO), a capability in minefield technology, under operational conditions with the 2nd Cavalry Regiment. During exercise Saber Junction 17, simulated battles raged throughout the wooded hills of the Joint Multinational Readiness Center. A structure consisting of four waist high tubes, containing six anti-vehicle mines each is attached to a large plate pointing in various directions rested in a field. Those tubes are part of SAVO. When activated from a remote control, each SAVO unit dispenses mines that cover an 80 met...

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