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The Royal Navy will search for sea mines with the help of robots. Yesterday, January 20, portal navyrecognition.com He reported that the UK Ministry of Defense has ordered three robotic SWEEP minesweepers from Atlas Elektronik.

The contract is valued at £25m and includes three autonomous SWEEP systems. The robotic minesweeper was developed by order of the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom and first tested in 2018. Delivery of the first" serial " SWEEP system is planned for 2022.

SWEEP system on trial

Image source: navyrecognition.com

The SWEEP system includes an autonomous surface vessel that is towed by a sensor unit. The installation uses magnetic, acoustic and electrical technologies to detect and neutralize various types of sea mines. The system is controlled by a portable command center, which can be located both at sea and on land.

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