MRead's Handheld Detector showcases at Land Forces 2024 in Melbourne prior to field trials in Angola in November 2024

Whilst MRead’s initial focus is humanitarian demining, we also have clear roles in law enforcement, border security and Defence.

LF24 was a significant milestone in our journey to eradicate the threat of landmines globally and we were delighted with the support we received from The Honourable Kate Lundy, Ms Karen Schilling and the whole ACT Government team who were fabulous advocates for us. The opportunity and the platform they afforded us was exceptional.

High points were briefing the Deputy Prime Minister The Hon. Richard Marles, Chief of Army LTGEN Simon Simon Stuart and MAJGEN Jason Blain, DSC, AM, CSC Head Land Systems who shared his extensive Afghanistan experience with us.

We were also delighted with the support we received from a range of companies, including L3Harris Technologies, EPE. Trusted To Protect, UNSW Canberra Launch and Leidos Australia. Our discussions regarding integrating our sensors on remote platforms confirmed the clear and urgent need for this.

Looking Ahead - Angola

We are in a period of extremely rapid development and we are deploying to Angola with CSIRO in Nov 2024 to conduct field trials in live minefields with The HALO Trust which is absolutely fundamental for us. The superb design of the sensor has been vital to our progress and we are in a great position for the Angola trials.

Successful conclusion of the Angola trials is our launchpad for further detailed trials in early 2025 with a view to being in production in early 2026. This would transition our sensor from a scientific laboratory experiment in 2023 to a sensor that can saves lives globally - in 3 years. Thereafter, we will be developing our sensors for the broader Defence, border security and law enforcement environments.

Being at the leading edge of a technology that can potentially help the deminers and the shattered communities recover in these war-torn areas is inspiring and it was so rewarding to see how strongly this resonated with the others we met at LF24.

Thank you to all those who supported and championed us.