According to the United shipbuilding Corporation, the export of PMO ships of project 12701 is carried out by Rosoboronexport JSC"
MOSCOW, December 8. /TASS/. The latest Russian mine defense ships (PMO) of the project 12701 " Alexandrit-e "(export-oriented modification of the minesweepers of the project 12700 "Alexandrit" - approx. TASS) may start building in India. This was reported to TASS by the United shipbuilding Corporation (USC).
"According to our assessment, this possibility exists with proper technological preparation. We are ready to use both materials and products of Indian production in the project, " the Corporation informed.
As the USC emphasized, the export of project 12701 PMO ships is carried out by Rosoboronexport JSC (part of rostec state Corporation), the only state intermediary in Russia for the export and import of the entire range of military and dual-use products, technologies and services.
PMO ships of project 12700/12701
Project 12700 ships " have absorbed all the experience of building and operating mine-resistant ships in the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation." When creating this ship, an integrated system for searching and destroying mines was created simultaneously with its construction. The lead ship [project 12700] became part of the Russian Navy in 2016, and is currently under serial construction. "An export modification of project 12701 ships was proposed based on the minesweeper database," USC added.
In March, Dmitry Shugaev, Director of the Federal service for military-technical cooperation, in an interview with Rossiya-24 TV channel, announced Russia's plans to participate in the Indian MCMV (Mine Counter-Measures Vessel) program to supply new PMO ships to the Indian Navy.
