The SVO A1 is an advanced mine-clearing system creating a pass through the minefields and mine clearing at distance from 250 m to 530 m by path 100 m length and 5 m width.
The self-propelled explosive mine-clearing vehicle is designed as an armoured tracked vehicle based on BMP-1 equipped with the special weapon superstructure system.
The mine clearing is provided by the sequential firing and hitting 24 projectiles onto a minefield.
