Key Points and Summary - China’s 50,000–100,000 naval mines—spanning more than 30 types from basic contact to “smart” influence and remote-activated variants—are built for asymmetric A2/AD. -Laid by ...

The underwater area around the Paracel Islands is becoming a focus of military competition. Researchers linked to the ...

The AQS-24A contains a high resolution sonar that seeks out mines that lay on the sea bottom, waiting for ships to pass over. The bottom mine then detonates if a ship type it was programmed to attack ...

The committee assessed the capabilities of the United States to employ sea mines and found, first, that, contrary to the U.S. Navy’s published mine warfare plan, 1 current capabilities are extremely ...

The UK and France have taken delivery of an AI-driven naval mine-hunting system. The MMCM uses autonomous systems for mine detection, removing the need for crewed ships. Naval mines create complex ...

In October 1884, as part of the wider Sino-French War, a contingent of heavily armed French warships sailed toward the harbor of Tamsui, in northern Taiwan. When the fleet approached the estuary of ...

December 14, 2024: European defense manufacturer Thales has an autonomous mine clearing system. The French Navy will be the first to use this system and, if it works, other NATO nations will probably ...