The Naval Mine 2000 ( fi, Merimiina 2000) is an advanced
naval mine
A naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy surface ships or submarines. Unlike depth charges, mines are deposited and left to wait until they are triggered by the approach of, or contact with, any ...
developed by
Patria for the
Finnish Navy
The Finnish Navy ( fi, Merivoimat, sv, Marinen) is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. The navy employs 2,300 people and about 4,300 conscripts are trained each year. Finnish Navy vessels are given the ship prefix "FNS", short f ...
. It has stealth and advanced target-recognition capabilities and it is also being marketed elsewhere.
The mine detects the physical impulses of approaching vessels and can choose which ones are the most valuable ones. The Naval Mine 2000 project began in 1997 and the manufacturing was initiated in 2004. Deliveries for the Finnish Navy continued until 2008.
External links
Finnish Navy announcement 9 December 2004Sea Mine 2000Forcit Defence*
Finnish Navy
Naval mines
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