Textron’s Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle (CUSV) program has moved into the production phase and will begin delivering its minesweeping capability to the fleet by early next year, even as the program ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On July 22, the US Navy announced that for the first time an ...

VAN NUYS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ITT Exelis (NYS: XLS) has been awarded a contract valued at more than $10 million to provide one MK 105 Mod 4 airborne minesweeping system for the Naval Surface ...

The U.S. Navy recently conducted shock testing for its Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS), a new minesweeping boat. The shock testing included the detonation of explosives in a pond at Aberdeen ...

South Korea will invest W348 billion ($368 million) to create a minesweeping version of the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KUH-1 Surion helicopter. The work will run from 2022-2026, and aims to ...

Amid all the recent talk about the need for U.S. Navy minesweepers in the Persian Gulf in case Iran attempts to close the straight of Hormuz with sea mines, I noticed an interesting fact about China's ...

July 30 (UPI) --Bottlenose dolphins in the U.S. Navy's Marine Mammal Systems Program recently participated in mine clearance training during the Rim of the Pacific exercise. The dolphins, known as ...