Russian Navy received a parcel of British submersible robots under state rearmament program which lasts till 2020. Remote operated submersible Panther Plus is designed for searching of underwater objects. It is equipped with video cameras and hi-tech manipulators capable to carry any special-purpose devices.
Deep-sea diving armor powered with 4 motors has been also tested; it makes possible to work at the depth down to 360 meters. "It is very comfortable for deep waters and rescue operations – it needs neither compression nor decompression", said Rinat Zatulin, the head of laboratory for armored diving equipment.
