sea mines

May- 2026 -

27 May

Asia Pacific

An illustration of the next-gen acoustic device countermeasure.

Ronald Watkins

Australia Orders Acoustic Torpedo Countermeasures

Ultra Maritime has secured a contract to supply Acoustic Device Countermeasure units to the Royal Australian Navy.

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.

May- 2025 -

7 May

Asia Pacific

Inder Singh Bisht

India Tests Advanced Naval Mine as Region Hurtles Toward War

India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation, along with the Indian Navy, has test-fired a domestically developed underwater sea mine.

Apr- 2025 -

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.

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.

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 -

1 November

Americas

Giulia Bernacchi

General Dynamics to Develop MEDUSA Mining System for US Navy

General Dynamics to develop the Mining Expendable Delivery Unmanned Submarine Asset (MEDUSA) System for the US Navy's submarine fleet.

Aug- 2024 -

29 August

Sea

Rojoef Manuel

NATO Taps Exail for Belgian, Dutch Minehunting Drones

NATO has contracted Exail Robotics to deliver underwater mine disposal vehicles for the Belgian and Dutch navies.

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