Saab to build underwater robots for French-British naval countermine program
An artist rendering of Saab's demining robot inspecting an underwater explosive device. (Saab)
COLOGNE, Germany — Swedish vendor Saab has received a contract to deliver underwater vehicles for blowing up sea mines to an Anglo-French program, the company announced Jan. 8.
The deal, valued at 300 million Swedish kronor (U.S. $37 million), is for Saab’s Multi-Shot Mine Neutralization System, or MuMNS, which is comprised of a remote-controlled vehicle capable of inspecting all manner of mines and attaching explosive charges to them.
The robots can carry three such loads, meaning several mines can be readied for detonation during one run.