Ukrainian Navy tests new artillery boat

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Photo/Ministry of Defence

Ukrainian Navy tested the technical capabilities of one of the new artillery boats, according to the press service of the Ministry of Defense.

Small armored artillery boats of the national fleet have recently completed a number of tasks at sea, testing an automatic system of protection against the guidance of enemy weapons.

Modern equipment of the boats allows protect the crew and the hull of the boat with the help of “thermal traps”, which operate automatically, in case the object being rayed.

Boats are also capable of forming a huge smoke cloud.

“The area covered by the smoke allows not only to prevent aiming, but also to completely hide visually, for a while, the exact location of the boat,” the message reads.

The crews of the boats have coped with the task set to perform.

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