Caltrops

The Caltrops are designed to stop and disable vehicles. This technology has the potential to support multiple missions
including:

• Force protection
• Vehicle checkpoint operations

They are three pronged, heavy gauge steel puncturing spikes that can be thrown or linked together to cause immediate,
irreparable, catastrophic failure of pneumatic tires. These devices significantly impede wheeled vehicle progression at
access control points and checkpoints. Multiple Services employ these devices.