Panama remote controlled vehicle

The Panama Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) is a piece of mine-clearing equipment used by the British Armed Forces.

The Panama ROV consists of a Snatch Land Rover modified for remote control operation, with a large piece of mine-detection equipment mounted to the front.

[3] It can be unhitched from the towing vehicle without the crew having to expose themselves, and remotely driven to search for explosive devices.

[3] The vehicles are considerably cheaper than a bespoke solution, as they make use of the SN2A Snatch Land Rover, which was rendered obsolete due to poor armour protection.

Lieutenant Colonel Adrian Parker of the Royal Engineers said of the choice, "There is a whole generation of technicians who are trained in their maintenance.

A Mastiff fitted with Choker Mine Rollers following on behind the Panama remote control Land Rover. The vehicles are in a flat desert in Jordan with a bright blue sky. At the front of the Land Rover, about six feet off the ground, is a horizontal beam which can be lowered in front of the vehicle to scan the ground with radar. The beam is approximately three metres wide.
A Mastiff fitted with Choker mine rollers following on behind the Panama Remotely Operated Vehicle which carries a ground penetrating radar used for route clearance operations.