Sea mine 2000 project result: bottom influence mine PM 04 used by Finnish Navy

The Naval Mine 2000 (Finnish: Merimiina 2000) is an advanced naval mine developed by Patria for the Finnish Navy. 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.

  • Finnish Navy announcement 9 December 2004 Archived 20 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  • Sea Mine 2000
  • Forcit Defence
  • Kallio, Ari (2001). "Merimiina 2000 on saanut muotonsa" [Sea mine 2000 revealed] (PDF). Rannikon Puolustaja (in Finnish). Rannikkotykistön Upseeriyhdistys ry. 44 (3): 14–17. ISSN 1239-0445. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
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