mine countermeasures

Jun- 2025 -

30 June

Air

S.Korea’s Indigenous Minesweeping Helicopter Conducts Maiden Flight

South Korea has carried out the first flight of its domestically-made mine countermeasures rotary wing aircraft prototype in South Gyeongsang Province.

May- 2025 -

20 May

Europe

Soldier deploys Exail R7 underwater drone for mine countermeasures test. Photo: Spanish Navy

Rojoef Manuel

Belgian Navy Trials Exail R7 ROV for Underwater Mine Operations

The Belgian Navy has tested the Exail R7 remotely operated vehicle during a Spain-led mine countermeasures exercise in the Balearic Sea.

13 May

Europe

The BNS Brugge (M942) City-class mine countermeasures vessel

Rojoef Manuel

Kership Launches Third Belgian Navy City-Class MCM Vessel

French company Kership has launched the third City-class mine countermeasures vessel for the Belgian Navy in Lorient.

8 May

Sea

Giulia Bernacchi

ST Engineering to Supply Counter-Mine Systems to Singapore

ST Engineering has secured contracts to supply mine countermeasure (MCM) unmanned systems for the Republic of Singapore Navy.

Apr- 2025 -

14 April

Sea

The Klein 5900 Side Scan Sonar integrated with Exail’s Octans Nano OEM AHRS.

Giulia Bernacchi

Exail to Equip Klein Marine’s Sonar With Octans Nano Navigation Solution

Klein Marine Systems has selected the Exail Octans Nano OEM Attitude and Heading Reference System to equip its 5900 Side Scan Sonar.

11 April

Americas

Giulia Bernacchi

Textron to Provide US Navy With Software, Payload for Counter-Mine Vehicle

The US Navy has contracted Textron Systems to provide software updates and payload integration on the mine countermeasures unmanned surface vehicle.

8 April

Sea

An unmanned surface vehicle is craned aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS 30), as a part of the first embarkation of the Mine Countermeasures (MCM) mission package, April 23. The MCM mission package is an integrated suite of unmanned maritime systems and sensors which locates, identifies, and destroys mines in the littorals while increasing the ship’s standoff distance from the threat area. Littoral Combat Ships are fast, optimally-manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Vance Hand)

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Accepts Anti-Mine USVs From Bollinger

Bollinger Shipyards has handed over the first mine countermeasures unmanned surface vehicles to the US Navy as part of a contract signed in 2022.

Mar- 2025 -

18 March

Sea

Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), the Technology Innovation Institute (TII) and Exile partnered for designing Mine Countermeasure (MCM) solutions.

Giulia Bernacchi

Exail to Develop Next-Gen Mine Countermeasure Solutions With UAE Partners

Exail will develop next-generation autonomous Mine Countermeasure (MCM) solutions partnering with companies in the UAE.

18 March

Europe

A couple of unmanned surface vessels at sea

Christine Casimiro

British Navy Accepts First AI-Driven Autonomous Minehunter From Thales

The Royal Navy has taken delivery of its first of four end-to-end autonomous minehunting systems from Thales UK.

13 March

Sea

JS Nōmi (MSO-307) Awaji-class minesweeping vessel. Photo: Japan Marine United Corporation

Rojoef Manuel

Japanese Navy Commissions Final Awaji Minesweeper

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force has commissioned its fourth and final Awaji-class minesweeping vessel in Tsurumi-ki, Yokohama.

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