Advanced Robotics for Next-Generation Mine Countermeasures

07 December 2011 by General Dynamics Canada

Maritime mines are one of the most cost-effective weapons in the naval arsenal. They deny access to coastal zones, thereby seriously impairing the effectiveness of surface and subsurface assets.

For this reason, most navies have fleets of mine countermeasures vessels (MCMVs) designed for the six steps of a classic detection, classification, localisation, identification, re-acquisition, neutralisation (DCLIRN) response.

But the challenges of the underwater environment can make a typical MCM mission extremely time-consuming and error-prone.

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