Project 12700 mine countermeasures ships (code "Alexandrite") of the Russian Navy have been equipped with unmanned underwater vehicles for searching and destroying naval mines, according to Captain 2nd Rank Alexey Sergeev, commander of a Baltic Fleet ship formation.
Project 12700 ships are equipped with modern search equipment that has increased performance and power, and, accordingly, a better probability of detecting an underwater object.
According to him, the ships are equipped with an unmanned underwater vehicle that allows for the search, classification, and subsequent destruction of an underwater object using either hydraulic cutters or a shaped charge.
Project 12700 minesweepers, developed by the Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation), belong to a new generation of mine-sweeping forces. They are designed to search for, trawl, and destroy mines in coastal areas and the near sea zone.
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