{{Short description|Vehicle that travels through the earth as it moves}} {{more citations needed|date=October 2015}}
A '''burrowing vehicle''' is a manned or unmanned vehicle that would travel through the earth/rock as it moves, while underground. The Afeka College of Engineering is testing <ref>{{Cite web|last=Member 30091762|date=2014-12-31|title=Israel Tests New Unmanned Burrowing Vehicle|url=https://www.military.com/video/logistics-and-supplies/military-equipment/israel-creates-unmanned-burrowing-vehicle/3967206812001|access-date=2021-03-26|website=Military.com|language=en}}</ref> an autonomous vehicle which could burrow underground and destroy hidden bunkers or underground areas/dwellings.<ref>{{Citation|title=Afeka College of Engineering - Israel Unmanned Autonomous Burrowing Vehicle Testing [720p]| date=20 December 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Am_pQG5zWRg|language=en|access-date=2021-03-26}}</ref>
== Robotic Underground Munition == In 2010, the Weapons and Capabilities Division (RD-CXW) of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) submitted a request for information (RFI) regarding technologies suitable for use in the Robotic Underground Munition (RUM).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=1021a87dd2c2cfcef17d34e4258ae0cd&tab=core&_cview=0|title=Request for Information (RFI) for Robotic Underground Munitiion (RUM) Technology - Federal Business Opportunities: Opportunities|website=www.fbo.gov|access-date=2016-03-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928113125/https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=1021a87dd2c2cfcef17d34e4258ae0cd&tab=core&_cview=0|archive-date=2011-09-28|url-status=dead}}</ref> According to the RFI, "the RUM would be a one-time use, air-delivered, highly mobile vehicle having certain characteristics similar to an unmanned ground vehicle."<ref name=":0" /> The design is to be able to "avoid, traverse, neutralize or defeat natural and man-made obstacles",<ref>{{Cite web|last=Page|first=Lewis|title=Mole-cruiser planned to attack Iranian nuke bunkers|url=https://www.theregister.com/2010/03/15/mole_missile/|access-date=2021-03-26|website=www.theregister.com|language=en}}</ref> all of which would be encountered in an attempt to break fortified structures. According to ''Popular Science'', "One of DTRA's missions is keeping weapons of mass destruction in check, so it's probably safe to assume the main objective here is to be able to locate and, if necessary, destroy underground weapons caches or development sites."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-03-18|title=An Autonomous 'Bot that Burrows Underground to Deliver Deadly Payloads|url=https://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-03/autonomous-bot-burrows-underground-deliver-deadly-payloads/|access-date=2021-03-26|website=Popular Science|language=en-US}}</ref>
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