U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) commenced the Middle East region’s largest maritime exercise, Feb. 26.

Australia is set to accelerate the procurement of sea mines as part of Project SEA 2000, a move foreshadowed in the 2020 Defence Strategic Update, according to the Australian Department of Defence.

South Korea’s DAPA announced last month that it will start developing new mine counter measure (MCM) vessels for the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy, known as "MSH-II".

A specialist ship bought to support Royal Navy mine-hunting operations – a mother ship to launch drones to find and destroy undersea threats – has arrived in Plymouth.

Thales confirmed the interoperability of its MiMap and M-Cubecommand and control (C2) mine countermeasure system with other industrycomponents and NATO standards.

The UK is bolstering its mine warfare capability with the acquisition of a commercial vessel that will be used to deploy autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs).

Kraken has been awarded a prime contract with the Government of Canada to provide Remote Minehunting and Disposal Systems (RMDS) for the Department of National Defense (DND).

A senior engineer at the RAND Corporation wrote about the dangers of floating and drifting mines and how current navies are hard-pressed to counter them.

Mine laying, a low cost but very effective capability is making a comeback among navies worldwide. Danish company SH Defence offers a new solution: A dedicated mine laying module.

Seatronics has begun the final installation and commissioning phase of two Mine Identification and Detonation Solutions (MIDS) to Israeli company Elbit Systems Ltd.