As the Iran war has shown, detecting and sweeping mines is one of the biggest challenges for the U.S. Navy. Meanwhile, the sea service also has to worry about detecting submarines operated by China, ...

These Hammerhead bottom mines carry a Mk 54 lightweight torpedo, which is normally carried by ASW helicopters and aircraft. Mk 54 has a range of ten kilometers and a guidance system that is regularly ...

The Royal Navy’s autonomous helicopter project has approached a new milestone as the ‘Proteus’ technology demonstrator completed its ground testing phase ahead of future flight tests. A mock up of the ...

An MH-60R Sea Hawk dips an airborne low-frequency sonar sensor during an air-power demonstration. (MC1 Jason Noble/U.S. Navy) But rather than separate sonars and helicopters for spotting mines and ...