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MAG (Mines Advisory Group)
Location: Kurmuk, Soudan
Period: 2007 till 2009
The international humanitarian mine action organisation MAG has been working with the first DIGGER D-2 in their programme in Northern Sudan. This machine was originally funded by the City of Geneva, and has been used before by FSD in Sudan since 2006 in extremely harsh field conditions. MAG was operating the machine for the UN in Sudan under a one year contract.

TDI (The Development Initiative)
Location: Juba, South Soudan
Period: 2007 till 2009
Following the recommendation of the United Nations in Sudan, the organization "The Development Initiative (TDI)" decided to purchase a DIGGER D-2 for their three year operation for the UN in South Sudan. DIGGER D-2 was used both for vegetation clearance and ground preparation.

FSD (Swiss Foundation for Mine Action)
Location: Kurmuk, Soudan
Period: 2006 till 2007
The first DIGGER D-2 purchased, thanks to the funding provided by the city of Geneva, by the Swiss Foundation for Mine Action (FSD) and the Digger Foundation was tested intensively by the FSD in South Sudan during the first six months of 2006. Since July 2006, this machine has been fully funded by FSD and integrated into its minefield clearance operations throughout Sudan. Sudan is known for its extremely harsh field conditions including dust, high temperatures and extremely hard soil. Feedback provided by the FSD to Digger Foundation has been vital in the design of the series D-2 machines.

Kosovo

Localisation: Kosovo
Period: 2002
First commitment of a demining machine Digger, the DIGGER D-1. This small clearance machine of 4 tones worked in Quafa Morina in the border of Albania and Kosovo.

Swiss Ministry of Defence
Location: Bière, Switzerland
Period: 2005 to present
Vegetation Clearance task on a military training field, in order to prevent forest fire. Because of the presence of UXO’s on this training field, the customer could only use an armoured and remote controlled machine like DIGGER D-2. This task was achieved within one week by Digger operators.

Macedonian Ministry of Defence
Location: Skopje, Macedonia
Period: 2008 till present
This machine is due to be used in Afghanistan in support of the Macedonian troops present in this country.

Diz-Eko d.o.o.
Location: Zagreb, Croatia
Period: since April 2009
After being accredited by the Croatian authorities (HCR-CTRO), the machine is currently used for actual demining tasks and demonstrations to potential customers.

Bosnian-Herzegovinian Federal Government
Location: Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Period: Since June 2009
Following a live presentation of several demining machines in Šibenik (Croatia) in April 2009, the Young Red Cross of Lower Austria (NÖJRK) has selected and financed a DIGGER D-3 to be used to clear minefields in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

CPADD (Centre de Perfectionnement aux Actions post-conflictuelles de Déminage et Dépollution)

Localisation: Benin
Period: since 2010
With the support from the City of Geneva and the RODEO Foundation (www.rodeofoundation.org), a demining machine DIGGER D-2 has been sent in the West African center for humanitarian mine action training, the CPADD (www.cpadd.org). This machine can complete the practical training of deminers, while educating them about the commitment of mechanical means in the fight against landmines. For its part, DIGGER DTR provides training in the use and maintenance of the machine.
DIGGER DTR
Localisation: Chad
Period: 2010 – 2011
A vast operation of demining, supported by the Swiss Direction of Development and Cooperation (DDC), will begin in 2010 in the Wadi Doum area, North-Eastern Chad. This project was initiated following a request from the National Demining Center of Chad to DIGGER DTR, who makes the mechanized quality control with a machine DIGGER D-3. Being able to use its own machine, with its own operator, provides a maximum efficiency and gives the possibility to transmit to local employees an experience and an autonomy in order to contribute working even after the project ends.