Advancements in Autonomous Maritime Mine Countermeasures: The Royal Navy’s Mine Hunting Capability Block 1 Programme and the Integration of Unmanned Surface Vehicle Systems

On 24 June 2025, Defence Equipment & Support, the procurement arm of the UK Ministry of Defence, formally accepted three new unmanned surface vehicle-based minesweeping systems from Atlas UK, previously known as Atlas Elektronik UK, under the Mine Hunting Capability Block 1 programme, with a ceremonial handover at the company’s Bincleaves facility in Dorset on … Leggi tutto Advancements in Autonomous Maritime Mine Countermeasures: The Royal Navy’s Mine Hunting Capability Block 1 Programme and the Integration of Unmanned Surface Vehicle Systems