On April, 13th, 2012, within the frames of the Federal Targeted Program «Development of civil marine engineering» (in 2009-2016) the Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation signed a state contract with Vector Marine Electronics, Ltd on development and production of a portable multi-beam sector sonar designed for fish calculation in closed areas of coastal fishing zones and in home waters» (code-named as 'Sector').

Associate contractors:

• The Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO);
• JSC "NTP" "REACONT"