Mines have a long history of reshaping naval warfare, both by damaging individual ships and by countering the actions of entire fleets. Remarkably, though, one way to make them even more effective is ...

Ships have struck drifting mines in the last two years as Ukraine struggled to clear shipping routes. But even after the war, it's not clear how long it'll take to clear the waters. Against all odds, ...

Naval mines being used off of Ukraine's and Russia's Black Sea coasts appear to drifting away. Mines are hard to find and neutralize, and when they go astray they are highly disruptive to maritime ...

The UK and France have taken delivery of an AI-driven naval mine-hunting system. The MMCM uses autonomous systems for mine detection, removing the need for crewed ships. Naval mines create complex ...

Finding and disposing of mines lurking on the sea floor is dangerous and difficult work. The US Navy wants robotic crawlers capable of descending to nearly 2,000 feet underwater to do this. The ...

There are many dangers lurking in the wide open waters of our planet for both military and civilian naval ships, but few of these dangers compare to those things called mines. Placed in the water in ...

February 2, 2023: As part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia mined the waters off the Crimean Peninsula. Russia expected to win its war but when that did not happen some of those mines ...

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The British Royal Navy has commissioned a new autonomous mine hunting system into active service, enabling the deployment of uncrewed technology to locate and neutralise naval mines. Named SWEEP, the ...

In an age of digital wonders and mechanical marvels, the mine-hunting abilities of the dolphin remain unmatched by human ingenuity. These creatures have long been a critical component of the Navy’s ...

The UK and France have taken delivery of an AI-powered system that uses drone boats to target naval mines, which represent one of the most complex security problems facing shipping and maritime trade.