Three mine destroyers of the “Kormoran II” type – the future OORP “Jaskółka”, “Rybitwa” and “Czajka”, which the Ministry of National Defence ordered last year, will be equipped with the “Głuptak” mine defence system developed at the Gdansk University of Technology.
The purpose of the OPM ‘Głuptak’ system is to identify and neutralise dangerous objects located in water reservoirs – both those resting on the seabed, as well as those hidden in silt or behind terrain obstacles. The Głuptak can operate at depths from 5 to 200m.
This OPM’s Mine Defence System uses a small and remote-controlled vehicle about 1.5m long and shaped like a torpedo for its operations. It is propelled by small rotors, moved by electric motors, and is used to carry an explosive charge that destroys a sea mine. As a result of being a one-shot vehicle, the vehicle is also destroyed during such an operation.
