Ships Defense Mine Project 12700 “Alexandrite” in the future will receive a domestic unmanned boats (BEC). Development of domestic BEC is already underway, they will receive all the ships of the series, from the ninth trawler project. This was announced by Director General of the Central Marine Design Bureau “diamond” Alexander Shlyakhtenko.
For Russian trawlers project 12700 They will be developed entirely new unmanned boats. The practice of using bought in France BEC Inspector Mk II showed, that foreign boats do not meet all the requirements voennyh.Ranee their dissatisfaction expressed by French boats sailors head trawler Series “Alexander Obukhov”.
According to the commander of the Navy of the Russian Federation Nikolai Evmenova, as an intermediate option on minesweepers were applied unmanned boat “Skanda” domestically produced, created on the basis of high-speed boats BL-680. New domestic boat created on another platform, its characteristics it will outperform the French and Russian BEC.
earlier it was reported, created a prototype of the Russian unmanned boat can be controlled remotely, and on board the boats. It is designed to remotely search and clearance, as well as water control areas.
Meanwhile, in the sidelines of the International Maritime Defense Show in St. Petersburg, It was presented the newest Russian unmanned underwater vehicles (NPA) “Alexandra ISPUM-E”, designed to equip project trawlers 12700 (code “Alexandrite”).
New search and destruction of mines designed to combat sea mines at depths of up to 300 m. NPA itself remotely controlled, able to detect, tow and destroying underwater objects, including, naval mines of various types. Control is at a distance of 500 meters from the ship, the device is capable of operating at sea state up to 3 points. movement speed – 3-6 m / s depending on the operating mode.
While this unit is supposed to be equipped with six built minesweepers “Alexandrite”.
