Some military and defense experts argue the Independence-class littoral combat ship equipped with the MCM mission package ...

The U.S. Navy decommissioned its only four minesweepers in the Middle East last year, but still maintains other countermine ...

The U.S. Navy is looking to increase its order of next-generation anti-submarine mines to “meet operational requirements,” according to a recent contract modification. The sea service is requesting ...

The giant U.S. Navy is ill-prepared for removing sea mines, and allies have been reluctant to help with opening the Strait of Hormuz amid war in Iran.

The US Navy wants a robotic crawler to take over the dangerous job of clearing naval mines, especially ones laid on the sea floor.MC1 Charles E. White/US Navy One of the nastiest threats in naval ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Black Sea faces a long-term danger from naval mines in the Russia-Ukraine war. Ships have struck drifting mines in the last ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS 30) sails in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility on May 26, 2025. The USS ...

Iran’s arsenal of some 5,000 mines could further complicate efforts to restart shipping in the Persian Gulf.

TOKYO — A U.S. Navy helicopter made a precautionary landing in a field near the Japanese capital over the weekend, according to American and Japanese officials. The MH-53E Sea Dragon with Helicopter ...

Multi-Influence Ground Mine (MIGM): Now the Pakistan Navy will have to think a hundred times before entering Indian waters. This is being said because DRDO and Indian Navy have successfully tested the ...

One of the nastiest threats in naval warfare are mines. Crude, cheap and packed with explosives, bottom mines lurk on the seabed like aquatic IEDs, where they are harder to detect and sweep than ...