ECA Group has been awarded a significant export contract to modernize robots dedicated to naval mine warfare.

The Lithuanian Navy (Lietuvos Karinės jūrų pajėgos) is looking to expand its fleet of Skalvis-class Mine Counter Measures (MCM) vessels (ex-Royal Navy’s Hunt-class) with the procurement of a third hull to be overhauled and upgraded.

The SWEEP minesweeper system - designed to defeat the threat of underwater sea mines and safely clear sea lanes – has recently proven its capabilities during two weeks of cold-weather sea trials.

A keel laying ceremony was held on April 17 at Taiwanese shipbuilder Lungteh Shipbuilding for the 3rd and 4th Min Jiang-class mine laying ships. The vessels are being built for the Republic of China (ROC) Navy.

After being one of the first navies to be equipped with ECA GROUP's K-STER MIDS ROV back in 2009, the Lithuanian Navy, renewed its trust in the capabilities of this solution to neutralise sea mines.

As part of NATO’s latest historic ordnance disposal operations, Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1) has mapped 35 underwater mines and 3 aircraft bombs in the seabed of Norway’s Oslofjord.

The Indian Navy (IN) urgently needs new blue-water mine countermeasures (MCM) vessels, according to local media and experts.

Saab has received an order for deliveries of Double Eagle SAROV systems to be used for mine countermeasure (MCM) operations.

Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard floated the Yakov Balyaev Alexandrite-class minesweeper of project 12700, the enterprise said.

Raytheon delivered its 10th AN/AQS-20C minehunting sonar system to the U.S. Navy. The sonar-towed body was officially transferred to the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division.