minesweeper

May- 2025 -

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.

Apr- 2025 -

17 April

Europe

A Russian tank mine is seen on the ground. It is surrounded by dirt, seemingly before being buried.

Staff Writer With AFP

Latvia Parliament Votes to Withdraw From Landmines Treaty

Latvian lawmakers voted Wednesday to quit a treaty banning anti-personnel mines, as the Baltic state bordering Russia seeks to reinforce its security amid the Ukraine war.

15 April

Middle East

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

Staff Writer With AFP

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.

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.

Feb- 2025 -

11 February

Europe

Christine Casimiro

Norway Accepts Acoustic Minesweepers From Patria

The Royal Norwegian Navy has taken delivery of new acoustic minesweeping systems from the Finnish firm Patria.

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.

Oct- 2024 -

9 October

Sea

Joe Saballa

Raytheon’s Barracuda Naval Mine Killer Aces First Hydrodynamic Test

Raytheon’s Barracuda Mine Neutralization System has successfully completed its first hydrodynamic test, bringing it closer to full-scale production and fielding.

Sep- 2024 -

24 September

Europe