New concepts in mine warfare

With the advent of remote and unmanned vehicles, the mine warfare operations have to be reconsidered. In order to complete the remote mine reconnaissance performed with unmanned vehicles such as SEAKEEPER, DCN proposes a new concept for identification and neutralisation operations. Based on the introduction of the GPS-based long range underwater positioning systems adapted to robotics solutions, these missions could be conducted from a non dedicated ship without any specific requirement neither for low signature nor for shock resistance. Thus, DCN offers a whole mine warfare solution with costs well below the level of classical MCM vessel.