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Jan- 2026 -

6 January

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Exail to Supply Hundreds of K-Ster Minesweeping Drones for Various Navies

Exail has received a contract to provide “several hundred” K-Ster unmanned underwater mine disposal vehicles for multiple naval forces.

Dec- 2025 -

12 December

Land

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

New Turkish Mine-Clearing System Blasts Minefields With 400-Kg Rocket Charge

ALPAY is a mine-clearance system, clearing 10-meter-wide corridors out to 100 meters with 99 percent reliability, and operating in all weather and terrain.

Nov- 2025 -

7 November

Sea

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

France Gets First ‘Multi-View’ Sonar USV for High-Precision Mine Hunting

Thales USV is a new unmanned surface vehicle for the French Navy, combining TSAM towed sonar and SAMDIS multi-view sonar for high-precision mine detection.

4 November

Sea

Belgium's lead City-class mine countermeasures vessel, the Oostende (M940). Photo: Belgian Navy

Rojoef Manuel

Belgian Navy Accepts First City-Class Minehunter ‘Oostende’

The Belgian Navy has received its first City-class mine countermeasures vessel, the Oostende (M940), at the Zeebrugge Naval Base in Bruges.

Oct- 2025 -

17 October

Asia Pacific

A helicopter equipped with the Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS).

Rojoef Manuel

South Korea Takes Delivery of First Laser Minehunting System From Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman has supplied the first Airborne Laser Mine Detection System to South Korea, a move aimed at boosting the country’s ability to find and clear naval mines.

Jun- 2025 -

30 June

Air

Rojoef Manuel

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