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  • Naval Mines Could Still Stymie Gulf Shipping After War
  • Royal Navy says new submersible minehunter ready for Hormuz mission
  • Hormuz and the Era of Assymetry: Sea Mines and Unmanned Systems

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nytimes.com /1 month ago

Naval Mines Could Still Stymie Gulf Shipping After War

The U.S. Navy will be deploying a new generation of drone-based countermeasures to search the sea floor and surface for any mines Iran laid.

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naval-technology.com /1 month ago

Royal Navy says new submersible minehunter ready for Hormuz mission

The Royal Navy has announced that a submersible remote-controlled mine disposal system, previously tested and used in Ukraine, is now “ready” for operational deployment in the Stra...

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maritime-executive.com /2 weeks ago

Hormuz and the Era of Assymetry: Sea Mines and Unmanned Systems

The conflict between Iran and the Israel-United States alliance confirms that conventional armed forces must currently confront asymmetric threats tha...

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nytimes.com /3 weeks ago

Demining the Strait of Hormuz

Our reporter John Ismay, who served as a Navy explosive ordnance disposal officer and deep-sea diver for eight years, explains why mines in the Strait of Hormuz may outlast the war...

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naval-technology.com /22 hours ago

Vatn Systems unveils SIGURD modular mine countermeasure system 

Defence technology firm Vatn Systems has launched SIGURD, a modular mine countermeasure system designed to autonomously detect and neutralise naval mines. The post Vatn Systems unv...

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cimsec.org /3 weeks ago

Hormuz and the Era of Asymmetry: Sea Mines, Unmanned Systems, and the Redefinition of Naval Power

Iran War Topic Week By Admiral Massimo Vianello (Ret.) and Master Chief Petty Officer Giovanni Giorguli (Ret.) The conflict between Iran and the Israel-United States alliance confi...

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navalnews.com /1 month ago

U.S. Navy Looks to Fleet-wide Expeditionary Mine Warfare in Wake of Operation Epic Fury

The U.S Navy’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit One (EODTEU1) will evaluate a new form of mine-clearing capability after identifying a series of new require...

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naval-technology.com /1 month ago

Overview: Royal Navy minehunter capabilities

The Royal Navy has equipped RFA Lyme Bay with autonomous MCM capabilities ahead of a potential multilateral mission in the Hormuz strait. The post Overview: Royal Navy minehunter c...

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foreignpolicy.com /1 week ago

What Will Happen to Iran’s Sea Mines?

The overlooked technology wreaked havoc on the Strait of Hormuz—and global trade.

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news.usni.org /1 month ago

U.K. Mine Countermeasures Mothership Leaves Gibraltar for Potential Strait of Hormuz Mission

The Royal Navy’s mine countermeasures mothership RFA Lyme Bay (L3007) departed Tuesday from Gibraltar as the U.K. and France prepare to launch a multinational military mission to e...

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cimsec.org /1 week ago

American Naval Mines Can Be Decisive Against Iran

Iran War Topic Week By Commander Ronald E. Swart, United States Navy (Retired) and Scott C. Truver, PhD President Donald J. Trump on March 9, 2026 declared that the United States “...

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maritime-executive.com /1 month ago

The Aramid Shield: Snare Drones for Active Subsea Defense

 [By Franciszek Kopczewski]In January and February 2025, Chinese-operated ships Shunxing 39 and Hong Tai 58 committed similar sabotage tactics. Both s...

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executivegov.com /1 month ago

Navy, DIU Launch Mine Countermeasure Modernization Prize Challenge

The Navy is seeking ready-to-deploy autonomous systems that can tackle mine threats with minimal human involvement Selected vendors can compete for multimillion-dollar awards and p...

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ft.com /1 month ago

Sweeping the strait: the companies gearing up to clear the Gulf of mines

New generation of uncrewed vessels could help restore traffic in vital shipping route

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defence-blog.com /3 weeks ago

U.S. Marines get unmanned ship-killer missiles in Okinawa

The U.S. Marines stationed on Okinawa, Japan, can now sink enemy warships from land and shoot down drones from the back of a truck, after the 12th Marine Littoral Regiment formally...

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kn-online.de /3 weeks ago

Wie die "Fulda" Minen in der Straße von Hormus findet

Seeminen sind günstige und sehr wirkungsvolle Waffen. Das zeigt der Iran-Krieg auf schmerzliche Weise. Das Kieler Minenjagdboot „Fulda” steht nun vor einer heiklen Aufgabe in der S...

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maritime-executive.com /2 days ago

Video: U.S. Forces Use Unmanned Bomb Boat to Attack Iranian Shipyard

U.S. forces have used modern one-way attack drones in combat for the first disclosed time, according to U.S. Central Command, bringing tactics pioneer...

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maritime-executive.com /1 month ago

A British Minesweeper That Was Withdrawn From the Gulf is Back on Patrol

The Hunt Class minesweeper HMS Middleton (M34) was withdrawn from Bahrain just before the outbreak of fighting in the Gulf on February 28. HMS Middlet...

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maritime-executive.com /3 weeks ago

JMIC Warns of Confirmed Mine in Hormuz as Uncertainties Continue

While reports indicate that traffic in the Strait of Hormuz is increasing, many shipowners have still voiced concern largely because of the unknown th...

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aljazeera.com /3 weeks ago

How minesweeping in the Strait of Hormuz works: A visual guide

Clearing mines is a slow, high-risk operation that involves finding and destroying them using specialised techniques.

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navaltoday.com /1 month ago

Belgian Navy’s new minehunter tests drone capabilities at sea

Belgian Navy’s new minehunter Oostende has completed its first sea trials in Douarnenez Bay off the coast of Brittany, testing a suite of drones and uncrewed mine countermeasure...

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navalnews.com /1 month ago

Italy is forward-deploying mine countermeasures assets in the Middle East

The two mine countermeasures vessels that Italy is forward-deploying in the Middle East area to participate to the international coalition to make the Strait of Hormuz free for nav...

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news.usni.org /1 week ago

Marines Deploy Iron Dome Air Defense Systems to the Western Pacific

Forward-deployed Marines in Japan recently received advanced air defense systems to counter cruise missile and drone threats that the service may face during a potential conflict w...

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economictimes.indiatimes.com /1 month ago

Britain's navy prepares to clear mines in the Strait of Hormuz while waiting for a peace deal

British sailors are on standby aboard RFA Lyme Bay for a mine-clearing mission in the Strait of Hormuz. This operation awaits a peace agreement between Iran and its allies. The UK...

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