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Home» News»Saab signs MuMNS contract for Franco-British MMCM program
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Saab's unique Multi-Shot Mine Neutralisation System (MuMNS) ROV

Saab signs MuMNS contract for Franco-British MMCM program

Saab has received the first order from prime contractor Thales, acting as System Integrator of the end to end solution, for the Multi-Shot Mine Neutralisation System (MuMNS).

Xavier Vavasseur 08 Jan 2021

Saab press release

The order value is approximately 300 MSEK and deliveries of the first systems will take place in 2022.

The order received from Thales is part of the Franco-British Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) programme, where Saab will deliver state-of-the-art mine identification and disposal systems operated from unmanned surface vessels. These will serve with the Royal Navy and French Navy.

“We are proud to announce our first customers of the MuMNS. It’s a great success to deliver capabilities that enable these navies to perform safer and more efficient Mine Countermeasures operations, since the operator can neutralise multiple sea mines from a safe distance,”



Görgen Johansson, head of Saab’s business area Dynamics.

MuMNS delivers a new generation of mine identification and disposal in a powerful, modular system based on proven unmanned Saab technology and Mine Countermeasures solutions. This means unparalleled operational capability with greater flexibility that significantly improves operational tempo, and reduces the cost of Mine Countermeasures operations and risk to personnel.

This order was booked during Q4 2020.

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Naval News comments

The Franco-British Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) project reached the manufacture stage in November 2020. The SLAM-F / MMCM mine warfare system will allow French and British sailors to operate remotely and stay out of the mine field through the use of unmanned systems.

Following an interview with Thales, here is in details what Thales, together with its main partners (ECA Group, L3Harris and Saab) is set to deliver to each navy from 2022:

Royal Navy :

  • 3 new Primary System, made up of :
    • 1 Portable Operation Center (POC) by Thales including Mission Management System and Mi-MAP software for post mission analysis
    • 1 Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) by L3Harris ASV & Thales
    • 1 Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), the Multi-Shot Mine Neutralization System by Saab, to identify and neutralize sea mines
    • 1 Towed Sonar (the TSAM by Thales), to detect, classify and locate (DCL functions) the mines
  • 1 upgraded demonstrator Primary system, made up of 
    • 1 Portable Operation Center (POC) by Thales including Mission Management System and Mi-MAP software for post mission analysis
    • 1 Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) by L3Harris ASV & Thales
    • 1 Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), the Multi-Shot Mine Neutralization System by Saab, to identify and neutralize sea mines
    • 1 Towed Sonar (the TSAM by Thales), to detect, classify and locate (DCL functions) the mines
  • Note : the 3 Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV), the Espadon (A27) by ECA Group with Thales SAMDIS payload are not upgraded. A new AUV will be selected for the production phase

Marine Nationale :

  • 3 new Primary System, made up of :
    • 2 Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) by L3Harris ASV & Thales  
    • 1 Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), the Multi-Shot Mine Neutralization System by Saab, to identify and neutralize sea mines
    • 1 Towed Sonar (the TSAM by Thales), to detect, classify and locate (DCL functions) the mines
  • 1 new Shore Operation Center (SOC) by Thales including Mission Management System and Mi-MAP software for post mission analysis
  • 1 Training Center by Thales
  • 1 upgraded demonstrator Primary system, made up of 
    • 1 Portable Operation Center (POC) by Thales including Mission Management System and Mi-MAP software for post mission analysis
    • 1 Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) by L3Harris ASV & Thales
    • 1 Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), the Multi-Shot Mine Neutralization System by Saab, to identify and neutralize sea mines
    • 1 Towed Sonar (the TSAM by Thales), to detect, classify and locate (DCL functions) the mines
    • 3 Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV), the Espadon (A27) by ECA Group with Thales SAMDIS payload.

Naval News witnessed the MuMNS in action in Brest back in 2019, here is our video coverage:

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Posted by : Xavier Vavasseur
Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.

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