Gluptak

The Gluptak is a small remotely controlled underwater one-shot mine destructor system developed by Osrodek Badawczo-Rozwojowy Centrum Techniki Morskiej in Gdansk, Poland, and the Gdansk University of Technology. The system is intended to destroy mines that pose a danger to divers, a harbor or vessel.

The Gluptak consists of a torpedo type vehicle that is remotely controlled by fiber-optic cable. A 6,560-ft (2,000-m) fiber-optic cable is fitted. An operator can identify a mine...