Royal Trials MCM System on P Boats
The Royal Navy has successfully used its smallest warships as a launchpad for autonomous mine hunting operations for the first time. Seven P2000 patrol vessels of the Coastal Forces Squadron…
Joint Indonesia/Singapore MCM Exercise
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) concluded Exercise Joint Minex Pandu today. Held in Batam and the waters off Bintan from 14 to 19…
MCM Exercise Open Spirit 24 Concludes
The international mine countermeasure operation Open Spirit 24, which lasted almost two weeks, ended today, during which the navies of Estonia and allied countries found 40 historical explosive devices in…
Multinational Mine Warfare Exercise ARIADNI 24
From February 26 to March 8, 2024, the multinational Mine War Exercise “ARIADNI 24” took place in the wider maritime area of the Cretan Sea. The above exercise is organized…
Russian Black Sea Fleet Practices MCM Operations
Crews of the Black Sea Fleet’s minesweepers practiced searching for and destroying mines in Black Sea waters, including shipping lanes during drills, the Fleet’s press office reported on Monday. “Amid…
Brazil Conducts Mine Warfare Exercise
Starting today (23), the waters of All Saints Bay will receive service members and ships from the Brazilian Navy (MB, in Portuguese) for Exercise MINEX-23, which will include the actual…
HNLMS Vlissingen Launched at Concarneau
Under great interest, Vlissingen was launched October 19th. It is the first new mine countermeasures vessel for the Royal Netherlands Navy. The ceremony took place in Concarneau, France. The port…
South Korea KMCH to Have Northrop Grumman ALMDS
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract by Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd. (KAI) to provide Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS) solutions and technical support for the Engineering, Manufacturing…
Lev Chernavin Begins Sea Trials
At the Middle Nevsky Shipbuilding Plant (part of the Joint Shipbuilding Corporation), factory sea trials of the mine defense ship Lev Chernavin of Project Alexandrit began. During tests in the…
Maritime Partnership Creates Pioneering Naval Capability
Maritime start-up CUBEDIN and Thales, the world-class global leader in advanced naval technologies, have announced a groundbreaking collaboration that marks a new era in naval innovation. Having formalized a Memorandum…