Family of Scatterable Mines (FASCAM) is an umbrella term for a range of systems of the armed forces of the United States, which allows a maneuver commander to rapidly place mines as a situational obstacle; as a reserve obstacle emplacement capability; and to directly attack enemy formations through disrupt, fix, turn, and block.
Modern fusing, sensing, and anti-disturbance devices allow scatterable mines to defeat enemy attempts to reduce and/or clear the minefield.
FASCAM mines utilize a random or pre-programmed self-destruct period, countermeasure hardening and anti-disturbance features.
The duration of the active life varies from 4 hours to 15 days depending on the system.
[1] Systems that are part of the FASCAM range include: This article relating to landmines is a stub.