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News - mcm containerised

  • Naval Warfare

    Tenth AN/AQS-20C sonar delivered to US Navy

    16th January 2020

    Raytheon has delivered the tenth AN/AQS-20C minehunting sonar system to the US Navy, the company announced on 15 January. The sonar-towed system – which is …

  • Naval Warfare

    AQS-24 sonar in new testing

    7th January 2020

    Northrop Grumman’s AQS-24 mine hunting sonar has completed initial in-water testing of a next-generation Deploy and Retrieval payload, the company announced on 6 January. During …

  • Naval Warfare

    India seeks subs and shuffles Sukhois to counter China

    23rd January 2020

    India’s top naval leader has said that seven to eight Chinese warships, including submarines, are present in the Indian Ocean at any one time. To …

  • Naval Warfare

    GARC/TALONS demonstrated for LCS mission module

    29th November 2019

    The US Navy has carried out an at-sea demonstration of the Greenough Advanced Rescue Craft (GARC) and Towed Airborne Lift of Naval Systems (TALONS) as …

  • Land Warfare

    Success for GLSDB long-range firing

    15th October 2019

    Saab and Boeing have carried out a long-range test firing of the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) in Norway, Saab announced on 14 October.The firing, …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Pacific 2019: MCM figures highly in Australian expo

    10th October 2019

    Australia is acquiring a number of Bluefin UUVs from General Dynamics Mission Systems, as the country seeks to improve its mine countermeasures (MCM) capabilities. Other …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    AQS-24 performance envelope expands

    11th October 2019

    Recent testing carried out by Northrop Grumman on the AQS-24 minehunting sonar has doubled the current AQS-24 Program of Record depth performance metric.The test team …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    US Navy trials MCM mission package on ESB vessel

    23rd September 2019

    The US Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship Mine Countermeasure (MCM) mission package has been trialled on Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) ship, USNS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams. In …

  • Naval Warfare

    Pacific 2019: NZ delineates Southern Ocean OPV requirement

    9th October 2019

    The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) used the opportunity afforded by the Pacific International Maritime Exhibition in Sydney to elaborate on its requirement for a …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Shallow water MCM carried out at AECE 2019

    18th September 2019

    The US Navy’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One (EODMU-1) has tested its ability to operate UUVs and conduct expeditionary mine countermeasures in very shallow …

  • Land Warfare

    DSEI 2019: AUDS unveils latest counter-drone variant

    13th September 2019

    The Anti-UAV Defence System (AUDS) consortium has unveiled an optimised version of its counter-UAS (C-UAS) designed to support mobility requirements in the land domain. The …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    LRIP contract award for USN Knifefish UUV

    28th August 2019

    General Dynamics Mission Systems has been awarded $44.6 million contract modification to enter into low-rate initial production for the US Navy's Knifefish unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV). …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    MSPO 2019: Counting the counter-UAS capabilities

    4th September 2019

    Despite the growing maturity of counter-UAS (C-UAS) solutions and the proliferation of such technology at defence shows, some elements in industry are looking for more …

  • Military Logistics

    First Marshall containers head to the Netherlands

    26th July 2019

    Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group has despatched the first batch of container systems being supplied to the Dutch armed forces under a contract signed at …

  • Naval Warfare

    US Navy aims for expeditious MCM host alternative

    12th July 2019

    The US Navy plans to begin testing a Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) mine countermeasures (MCM) mission package (MP) on an Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) this …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • OPVs

    OPV 1800 Sea Axe

    Damen unveiled its 'second-generation' OPV design during the 2015 OPVs and Corvettes Asia Pacific conference in Singapore. The re-configurable OPV uses the Sea Axe hull ...

  • Military - USVs

    ARCIMS

    The Atlas Remote Combined Influence Minesweeping System (ARCIMS) is an MCM USV platform designed by Atlas Elektronik UK. It is capable of being deployed and operated from ...

  • Minehunters

    Avenger Class

    The first Avenger-class minehunter entered service in 1985, with the last of the 14 ordered commissioned in 1994. The ships use Orbital ATK's AN/SLQ-48 remotely ...

  • Military - UUVs

    AUV62-MR

    The AUV62-MR is an autonomous UUV designed to perform long-term mine reconnaissance missions. It is currently in service with the Swedish Navy. In addition to ...

  • Minehunters

    10750E

    The Project 10750E inshore mine countermeasures ship is designed for operations in depths to 100m, in particular areas such as ports, harbours, naval bases and ...

  • Air: helicopter flight simulators

    Apache Longbow Training System

    The Longbow Crew Trainer is the centrepiece of Boeing’s AH-64 Apache training. Pilots and other personnel use the high-fidelity flight simulator to practice aircraft procedures ...

  • Minehunters

    Venari 85

    In 2017, BMT Defence Services launched the Venari 85, a new concept for a mine countermeasure (MCM) vessel. BMT teamed up with QinetiQ to develop a vessel ...

  • Minehunters

    El Kasseh Class

    The El Kasseh-class mine countermeasure (MCM) vessels in service with the Algerian Navy are based on the Italian Navy's Lerici- and Gaeta-class MCM vessels. Intermarine built the vessels ...

  • Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    I N Sky

    The Indela I N Sky is a large, trailer-transported VTOL UAV for tactical reconnaissance and surveillance, which has a four-person crew and is controlled from ...

  • Military - UUVs

    Mercury

    The Mercury AUV is designed by ST Electronics, in conjunction with DSO National Laboratories. It is able to perform MCM missions without endangering personnel, and it ...

  • Military - UUVs

    Iver4 900

    The Iver4 900 is a UUV designed by L3Harris to perform long-duration ISR, ASW and MCM operations.

  • Air: sonar systems, Sea: sonar systems

    AQS-24B

    The AQS-24B is an airborne and underwater minehunting system, designed by Northop Grumman for the USN and coalition partners.

  • Military - UUVs

    A9-M

    The A9-M is a light, man-portable AUV, enabling deployment from small craft and in shallow water as a hand-launched vehicle. It is developed Exail. This AUV ...

  • IMCMS

    Integrated Mine Countermeasures System (IMCMS) is a sea-proven device designed for MCM operations against modern mines in all waters. It covers mine warfare, including sweeping, ...

  • Minehunters

    Alexandrit-E Class (Project 12701)

    The Alexandrit-E class (Project 12701) is the Russian export variant of the Alexandrit-class (Project 12700) mine countermeasures (MCM) vessels. The vessel has been designed primarily to ...