FORCIT press release
The Finnish company FORCIT has a long history in explosives field – since 1893. FORCIT has served armed forces with its defence products for more than 100 years. FORCIT Defence is one of the leading suppliers of Insensitive Munition Defence Systems for land and naval domains. FORCIT Defence provides a multi-domain naval mine laying capabilities including influence mine product family, mine deployment platforms and minelaying planning and execution system.
Now FORCIT takes a step further by offering a new anti-invasion mine FLOUNDER which utilizes same Target Detection System as BLOCKER bottom mine.
FLOUNDER features the newest generation of Target Detection System with multi-sensor technology, including multiple sensors; acoustic, magnetic, pressure, inertial and with options for UEP and photonic, all of which can be utilized in freely programmable detection algorithms and also to achieve high immunity against countermeasures. Navies can benefit from same algorithm development environment and support systems for BLOCKER and FLOUNDER sea mines. Through this approach the user can easily operate mixed minefields.
FLOUNDER can be deployed from various kinds of surface vessels and platforms. FLOUNDER is readily available for procurement.
FORCIT also offers the modular mine-laying system SUMICO for BLOCKER and FLOUNDER sea mines, which offers minelaying capability to any TEU-ready ship and customer.
Technical characteristics:
- Mine Type: Combat and exercise bottom mine for shallow waters
- Sensor types: Acoustic, magnetic, pressure + options
- Weight: Gross 240 kg, NEQ 145 kg
- Width x Length: 830 mm x 906 mm (with trolley)
- Height: 605 mm
- Explosive type: Plastic Bonded Explosive
- Operating Temperature: Between -32°C and +63°C
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