Munitions

GYATA-64 antipersonnel mine

Also known as
  • GYATA-64
  • GYATA 64
  • Hungarian GYATA-64 mine

The GYATA-64 is a Hungarian pressure-operated antipersonnel blast mine made by Mechanikai Művek and later destroyed from Hungarian stockpiles under Mine Ban Treaty reporting. Human Rights Watch documented GYATA-64 mines cleared from Yemen during the 2014 Yemen Civil War, including examples associated with Houthi-aligned withdrawals from Bab al-Mandeb and Aden.

GYATA-64 antipersonnel mine, Pressure-operated antipersonnel blast mine, Munitions
Image source: GYATA-64 cutaway

Role in Conflicts

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Hungary
Type
Pressure-operated antipersonnel blast mine
Produced
Produced before Hungary reported ending antipersonnel-mine production and export in 1995

Specifications

Mine class
Pressure-operated antipersonnel blast mine
Country of manufacture
Hungary
Explosive charge
300 g TNT
Body
Brown plastic/bakelite body with black rubber pressure cap
Dimensions
106 mm diameter; 61 mm height
Weight
520 g
Detectability
Contains enough metal to be easily detected
Design comparison
Similar in design and appearance to the Russian PMN
Estimated hazard radius
10 m
Treaty status
Hungary reported ending antipersonnel-mine production and export in 1995 and completed stockpile destruction in June 1999
Design And Stockpile Context

The GYATA-64 belongs to the pressure-fired antipersonnel blast-mine class. Public ordnance references describe a brown body, black pressure plate, side plugs, and a large TNT charge for a small victim-activated mine.

Construction

Brown plastic or bakelite body with a black rubber pressure cap and side-mounted striker and detonator plugs.

Hungarian stockpile

Landmine Monitor reported that Hungary ended antipersonnel-mine production and export in 1995 and completed stockpile destruction in June 1999.

Yemen evidence

Human Rights Watch documented cleared GYATA-64 mines in Yemen in 2015 and 2017, tying the type to Houthi-aligned mine use in the civil war.

Variants

Public ordnance references compare the Hungarian GYATA-64 with the Soviet/Russian PMN antipersonnel blast-mine family, but the catalog keeps the Hungarian mine as a separate national design.

VariantConfigurationDesignation notes
PMN-1/2/4, Antipersonnel blast mine family, Infantry WeaponsPMN-1/2/4Related pressure-operated antipersonnel blast-mine family

JMU CISR and Landmine Monitor describe the GYATA-64 as similar in design or appearance to the PMN family while distinguishing it as a Hungarian-produced mine.

Sources: JMU CISR Munitions Reference Guide - GYATA-64, The Monitor Hungary Mine Ban Policy

Timeline

GYATA-64 antipersonnel mine Key Events

  1. Hungary reports AP mine production ended

    Landmine Monitor says Hungary informed the United Nations in 1995 that it no longer produced or exported antipersonnel mines.

  2. Hungarian stockpile destruction

    Landmine Monitor reports that Hungary destroyed its antipersonnel-mine stockpile in 1998 and 1999, including GYATA-64 mines identified in Article 7 reporting and Mechanical Works destruction accounts.

  3. GYATA-64 mines cleared near Bab al-Mandeb

    Human Rights Watch published evidence of GYATA-64 antipersonnel mines cleared from Bab al-Mandeb in Taizz governorate during the Yemen war.

  4. Aden clearance documented

    Human Rights Watch showed GYATA-64 antipersonnel mines cleared by YEMAC from Aden city and nearby suburbs after Houthi-Saleh forces withdrew.

Related Weapon Systems
MON-50, Directional fragmentation antipersonnel mine, Infantry WeaponsInfantry WeaponsMON-50Directional fragmentation antipersonnel mineThe MON-50 is a Soviet directional fragmentation antipersonnel mine broadly comparable in role to the M18 Claymore, with a plastic body, folding legs, and a forward fragmentation pattern. It can be command-detonated or configured with tripwire and other fuzing, making it a compact infantry obstacle and ambush munition. Direct monitoring sources document MON-50 use by Russian or Russian-aligned forces in eastern Ukraine, the full-scale Russia-Ukraine War, and the 2019-2020 Tripoli fighting in Libya.
POMZ-2, Stake-mounted antipersonnel fragmentation mine, Infantry WeaponsInfantry WeaponsPOMZ-2Stake-mounted antipersonnel fragmentation mineThe POMZ-2 is a Soviet stake-mounted antipersonnel fragmentation mine built around a serrated cast-iron body, TNT charge, and pull-fuze tripwire. Its simple above-ground layout made the mine a persistent legacy hazard: cataloged use now spans Soviet mine warfare in Afghanistan, Vietnamese forces in the 1955 Vietnam War, Nagorno-Karabakh stockpiles and defensive minefields, and a limited 2011 Syrian Civil War indication tied to Syrian government forces.

Sources

Landmine Monitor Report 2000 - HungaryPublisher: Human Rights Watch / International Campaign to Ban Landmines | Note: Supports Hungarian Mechanical Works/Magyar Mechanikai Művek as Hungary's long-running sole antipersonnel-mine producer, GYATA-64 as one of its listed products, the 1995 production/export end statement, and 1998-1999 stockpile-destruction context. | Accessed: 2026-07-13The Monitor Hungary Mine Ban PolicyPublisher: Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor | Note: Supports Hungary's former antipersonnel-mine producer/exporter status, state-facility production of the GYATA-64 blast mine, PMN similarity, and 1998-1999 stockpile destruction. | Accessed: 2026-07-13JMU CISR Munitions Reference Guide - GYATA-64Publisher: James Madison University Center for International Stabilization and Recovery | Note: Supports pressure-operated antipersonnel blast mine classification, PMN design similarity, detectability, dimensions, weight, TNT charge, and hazard-radius reference value. | Accessed: 2026-07-13HRW Yemen New Houthi Landmine UsePublisher: Human Rights Watch | Note: Supports 2014 Yemen Civil War direct-use context: documents Houthi forces using antipersonnel landmines and identifies GYATA-64 mines cleared by deminers from Bab al-Mandeb in Taizz governorate in October 2015. | Accessed: 2026-07-13HRW Yemen Houthi-Saleh Forces Using LandminesPublisher: Human Rights Watch | Note: Supports 2014 Yemen Civil War direct-use context: reports Houthi-Saleh antipersonnel landmine use since the 2015 coalition intervention and identifies GYATA-64 mines cleared by YEMAC from Aden after Houthi-Saleh withdrawal. | Accessed: 2026-07-13The Monitor Yemen Mine Ban PolicyPublisher: Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor | Note: Supports Yemen Mine Ban Treaty context, stockpile-destruction caveats, and the broader record of Gyata-64 mines used in Yemen. | Accessed: 2026-07-13GYATA-64Publisher: METIS by Fenix Insight | Note: Supports Hungarian manufacture and pressure-operated antipersonnel blast mine classification. | Accessed: 2026-07-13GYATA-64 minePublisher: Wikipedia | Note: Provides open reference context for dimensions, weight, explosive charge, visible construction, and comparison to the PMN mine; used only as corroborating technical context. | Accessed: 2026-07-13GYATA-64 cutawayPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports public-domain image provenance for the GYATA-64 cutaway drawing, credited to the U.S. Army as a U.S. military work. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Landmine, APERS, Gyata-64Publisher: Ordnance, Explosives, and Related Items | Note: Supports pressure-fired antipersonnel mine description and visible body/pressure-plate details. | Accessed: 2026-07-13