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The first combat use of the robotic mine clearance complex "Passage-1" was recorded in the zone of a special military operation of the Russian army in Ukraine. It is not indicated in which area of Donbass is being cleared.
The newest mine clearance complex "Passage-1" was seen in the liberated territories during the conduct of mine clearance. The complex has not been used in Ukraine before.
The Pass-1 sapper robot was created at the Signal Research Institute on the basis of the BMR-3MA armored vehicle. The BMR-3MA armored mine clearance vehicle is built on the chassis of the T-90A main tank and retains its main units. At the same time, enhanced mine protection and nodes for the installation of minesweeping equipment are used. Compatibility with modern KMT-7 and KMT-8 roller minesweepers has been ensured. In the basic configuration, the BMR-3MA is operated by a crew of two and can carry three sappers.
The complex is capable of operating in three modes: under the control of the crew, remotely under the control of the operator and in automatic mode with preset motion parameters. "Passage-1" creates passages in minefields 4.5 meters wide in combat conditions for military columns. It is equipped with a trawl to neutralize contact mines, cutters that cut wires of remotely controlled land mines and a system for creating radio-electronic interference for radio-controlled land mines.
The complex completed state tests back in 2016, later there were reports of deliveries of the "Pass-1" to the engineering troops, but there has not yet been an official announcement of its adoption into service.
