Deminers race to keep up with military technology In the Ukraine conflict, landmine technology is setting a precedent for a new era of development. 3D printers are used to produce basic models of landmines close to the battlefield, which can then be easily assembled, filled with explosives and dropped by drones.  In fact, the majority of mines deployed in Ukraine today are being laid remotely, either by artillery, rockets, helicopters, or drones. “We’re also seeing much more high-tech mines being deployed,” making landmine detection a “much more complicated and dangerous task”, said Paul Heslop, Head of the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Ukraine. These “high-tech” landmines are equipped with sensors that can detect a deminer approaching, whether on foot or in a vehicle, and then detonate.…