An aerial view shows Pyotr Ilyichev project 12700 Aleksandrit class minesweeper during its launching ceremony at the Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The main feature the project is a monolithic fiberglass hull shaped by vacuum infusion. The ships of the class are designed to use various flails, as well as tele-guided and autonomous unmanned underwater vehicles and unmanned surface vehicles to disable or destroy mines at safe distances.
- Package: Russia Pyotr Ilyichev Minesweeper
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War, Science & Technology
- Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
- Event date: 28.04.2021
- Date published: 28.04.2021
- Author: Andrei Bessonov
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4096x2306px, 3.2Mb
- Job-ID: 2b481abcdeaa3250