mines

Apr- 2025 -

15 April

Scene of the blast in Beirut, Lebanon, Aug 4, 2020

Blast Kills Lebanese Soldier Dismantling Mines in Tunnel in South

Lebanon's army said a soldier was killed and three others wounded Monday in an explosion in the country's south, where President Joseph Aoun said they had been dismantling mines in a tunnel.

14 April

Land

The remote-controlled robotic mine plough system "Weevil" attached to a military vehicle moving through a field

Christine Casimiro

UK Introduces Remote-Controlled Mine-Clearing Machine

The British Army has introduced the “Weevil,” a remote-controlled robotic system to clear mines and explosives more efficiently.

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 -

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.

6 March

Asia Pacific

Christine Casimiro

Taiwan Seeks Supplier for Six More Mine-Laying Vessels

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense is seeking a contractor to build six more Min Jiang-class mine-laying vessels starting this year until 2027.

Feb- 2025 -

7 February

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Littoral Combat Ship Mine Countermeasures (LCS MCM) unmanned surface vehicles

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Advances Mine-Hunting Tech With $38M in New Contracts

The US Navy has invested in multiple projects to support its Littoral Combat Ship Mine Countermeasures development.

Dec- 2024 -

24 December

Sea

A Turkish naval patrol boat in an undisclosed location in the Black Sea

Staff Writer With AFP

Sea Mine Found on Turkey’s Black Sea Coast Near Istanbul

A sea mine was discovered floating off Turkey's Black Sea coast northeast of Istanbul, state news agency reported.

16 December

Americas

Textron Systems’s Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle for deploying Mine Sweeping payloads.

Giulia Bernacchi

US Navy Buys Textron Minesweeper System

The US Navy has awarded Textron Systems a contract of up to $106 million for Mine Sweeping Payload Delivery Systems.

Nov- 2024 -

20 November

Asia Pacific

This handout photo from Amnesty International taken between June 27 and July 4, 2022 and released on July 20 shows an M14 landmine found by deminers in Kayah State in eastern Myanmar.

Staff Writer With AFP

Myanmar Led World in Landmine Victims in 2023: Monitor

Landmines and unexploded munitions killed more people in Myanmar than any other country in 2023, a monitor estimates 1,000 dead or wounded.

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