Navy’s mine-hunting package gets green light, ready for use on LCS
The mine countermeasures mission packages replaces the Navy's legacy Avenger-class mine countermeasures ships, among other platforms.
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Navy eyeing Littoral Combat Ships as ‘mothership’ for unmanned platforms, SecNav tells lawmakers
A letter obtained by Breaking Defense states the "current phase" of a Navy study will wrap up this year.
Navy gives initial green light for first unmanned surface vehicle to join the fleet
The mine countermeasures USV is one piece of tech designed keep Navy ships safe from undersea mines.
LCS Grows Teeth, At Last…
SURFACE NAVY ASSOCIATION: The Littoral Combat Ship is finally about to get the capabilities envisioned for it at the start, 15 years ago, Navy leaders told the annual conference here. The four much-criticized ships now in service have boast little firepower: a 57 millimeter deck gun; two 30mm autocannon, and a MH-60 helicopter (with varying […]
Worries Surface On New Navy Mine Warfare Plan
ANNAPOLIS: The Navy’s new plan to put mine-hunting gear on a wider range of warships could finally break mine warfare out of its ghetto — or it could keep mine-hunting the same redheaded stepchild but spread it across more decks. The Navy has experimented with integrating Mine Counter-Measures (MCM) onto ships that weren’t minesweepers before, […]
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‘Deadly Serious’ Navy Wrestles With Mine Warfare Modernization
[updated 12:45 Tuesday with VCNO Burke comment] PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA: Improving the Navy’s long-neglected capability to hunt mines is a top priority for the fleet — but it still gets less than 1 percent of the Navy budget. “We do have a sense of urgency and I think we’re applying as much resources as we […]