The military is searching for millions of mines

The consultation covers 4 categories of mines: shrapnel-directional, shrapnel-dropping with 360° radius of fire, shrapnel-surface with 360° radius of fire and force mines. The planned quantities include 5 million directed mines (plus 500,000 exercises), 4.5 million jumping mines (plus 450,000 exercises), 3 million surface mines (plus 300,000 exercises) and 2.2 million force mines (plus 220,000 exercises). Detailed method requirements and estimated costs and timetables will be discussed with stakeholders.