DefenceTalkNaval Air Station Patuxent River: The Navy is working to develop a new mine countermeasure (MCM) sensor suite for the MQ-8C Fire Scout that that will enable the unmanned helicopter to detect and localize mines and obstacles on land and at-sea. The Fire Scout program office, in conjunction with the Office of Naval Research (ONR), […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-to-demo-new-mq-8-fire-scout-mine-countermeasure-system-78287/

DefenceTalkThales, BAE Systems and their partner SAAB, ECA Group and ASV Global welcome the confirmation by the Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) that the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) and French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) will continue their collaboration for the combined United Kingdom and France MMCM (maritime mine counter measures) program. Initiated in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uk-and-france-to-develop-future-unmanned-mine-clearance-craft-68450/

DefenceTalkDefence and security company Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) to modify and upgrade two Swedish Navy Koster-class mine countermeasures vessels (MCMVs). The order covers the period 2016-2017 and the order value amounts to SEK147 million. Work on the vessels will be undertaken in Karlskrona. Saab will upgrade and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saab-to-modify-and-upgrade-swedish-mine-countermeasures-vessels-67764/

DefenceTalkDangerous and indiscriminate, underwater mines pose a serious threat to shipping for decades after deployment. They are everyone’s problem. During the last ten years alone, international task forces have cleared more than 1,000 Cold War mines from the Baltic sea. And in 1984, it was reported that 19 ships in the Red Sea were damaged […]https://www.defencetalk.com/unmanned-surface-vehicles-in-mine-hunting-mission-in-scotland-67749/

DefenceTalkRaytheon Company (RTN) is working closely with the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) – Division Newport to enhance the features of the company’s AN/AQS-20A minehunting sonar. Together, the team is analyzing the system’s synthetic aperture sonar to fully optimize its ability to capture and process high- and low-resolution images of mine threats undersea. “Extending our […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-and-us-navy-collaborate-to-optimize-minehunting-sonar-65222/

DefenceTalkIndia’s defence ministry Saturday cleared a project worth Rs.32,000 crore for 12 mine sweeping vessels to be made in the country, along with some other projects including one for buying 38 basic trainer aircrafts. In a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council chaired by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, the government also cleared acquisition of 38 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-to-buy-mine-sweeping-vessels-trainer-aircraft-63324/

DefenceTalkA South Australian company has won a development contract to supply the United States military with advanced mine clearance technology. Minelab Electronics, a company renowned for its metal detectors, has partnered with a American company NIITEK that makes ground penetrating radar to produce a mine sweeping device that can detect both metal and shapes in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/minelab-to-supply-us-military-with-mounted-mine-detection-system-60159/

DefenceTalkThe Avenger class mine countermeasure ships USS Pioneer (MCM 9) and USS Chief (MCM 14) were loaded onto the ocean-going heavy lift ship as final preparations are made to get underway for their new homeport in Sasebo, Japan, May 31, 2014. Pioneer and Chief will be part of forward deployed naval forces (FDNF) assigned to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/mine-countermeasures-ship-replacements-depart-for-japan-59808/