George1 Thu Jul 26, 2018 2:11 pm
Russian defense ministry plans to buy 45 Marlin-350 UMS’ by 2020
The first batch of Marlin-350 submersibles is to be supplied by March 31, 2019
MOSCOW, July 26. /TASS/. Russia’s defense ministry plans to buy 45 Marlin-350 remote-controlled unmanned submersible vehicles to a sum of 604 million rubles (9.616 million US dollars) by the end of 2020, according to a document posted on the spate procurements website.
"The Russian defense ministry announced a closed tender for the purchase of Marlin-350 remote-controlled unmanned submersible vehicles," the document says.
The opening (maximal) price of the state contract exceeds 603.7 million rubles. The purchase will be done in three takes. In 2019, it is planned to buy two batches of 16 and 15 submersibles. The price for one vehicle in the first batch will stand at more than 12.7 million rubles (202,184 US dollars), or more than 204.6 million rubles (3.257 million US dollars) for the entire batch. The price in the second batch will go up to 13.4 million rubles (213,328 US dollars), or 201.6 million rubles (3.209 million US dollars) for a batch of 15 vehicles. And, finally, it is planned to buy 14 submersibles in 2020, with a price for one vehicle being more than 14.1 million rubles (224,472 US dollars).
The first batch of Marlin-350 submersibles is to be supplied by March 31, 2019, the second one - by November 10, 2019, and the third one - by November 10, 2020. The contractor will be chosen on August 16, 2018.
Marlin-350 remote-controlled unmanned submersible vehicles are manufactured by the St. Petersburg-based Tetis Pro Company and are used to search for underwater objects and conduct underwater technical, surveying and rescue operations in coastal or inland waters at a depth of up to 350 meters. The vehicles have been used by the Russian Armed Forces since 2015.
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http://tass.com/defense/1014854
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