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Alister 9 (A9-E)

Autonomous Underwater Vehicleconfirmed

The Alister 9 (A9-E) is a French autonomous underwater vehicle made by ECA Group (now Exail) for mine countermeasures, searching the seabed with side-scan sonar. Russia acquired ECA mine-countermeasure systems for its Project 12700 Alexandrit-class minesweepers before Western sanctions in 2014.

Specifications

TypeAutonomous Underwater Vehicle
OriginFrance
ManufacturerECA Group (now Exail)
StatusIn service

Operators

CountryQuantityConfidence
Russia1confirmed

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