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Mar- 2026 -

30 March

Thales technician operating a tri-screen laptop workstation displaying maritime surveillance, tracking, and tactical data feeds in a dimly lit defense operations center

Thales Pushes Mine Warfare Off Ships With AI-Driven Expeditionary System

Thales is pushing mine countermeasures beyond ships and naval bases, unveiling an expeditionary system designed to operate anywhere in the world.

2 March

Europe

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Milrem Transforms THeMIS UGV Into a Stand-Off Minefield Breacher

KNDS’ THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle can now clear anti-personnel mines and obstacles remotely from a distance, thanks to a cutting-edge new module.

Jan- 2026 -

27 January

Europe

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Norwegian Firms Develop Swarm-Based Mine-Clearing Concept for Autonomous Sea Ops

Norwegian firms Eelume and Maritime Robotics are aiming to revolutionize mine countermeasures by developing a new concept that links surface vessels and underwater robots into a unified system.

22 January

Americas

Ethan M. Encarnacion

MineWolf Goes Uncrewed: Pearson Introduces Next-Gen Mine-Clearing Platform

Pearson has transformed its MW370 into an uncrewed mine-clearing platform, aiming to reduce crew exposure during high-risk missions.

Dec- 2025 -

12 December

Europe

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

New Turkish Mine-Clearing System Blasts Minefields With 400-Kg Rocket Charge

ALPAY is a mine-clearance system, clearing 10-meter-wide corridors out to 100 meters with 99 percent reliability, and operating in all weather and terrain.

Nov- 2025 -

7 November

Europe

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

France Gets First ‘Multi-View’ Sonar USV for High-Precision Mine Hunting

Thales USV is a new unmanned surface vehicle for the French Navy, combining TSAM towed sonar and SAMDIS multi-view sonar for high-precision mine detection.

Aug- 2025 -

28 August

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Pictured: A Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicle imoves into position during Ex Iron Titan on Salisbury Training area near West Down camp. Ex IRON TITAN (Ex IT23) is a scenario driven exercise that coheres the training of the 3(UK) Divisions enabling elements. Ex IRON DIABOLO, a sub-exercise within Ex IT23 will validate 21 Engineer Regiment as the Divisional Engineer Regiment and 26 Engineer Regiment ahead of their deployment to Poland on Op LINOTYPER in early 2024. The exercise targets technical engineering, with a focus on those tasks which are difficult to deliver at the Battlegroup FTX level such as: Wet Wide Gap Crossing (WWGC) part of the Battle Craft Syllabus (BCT), Amphibious and Boat operations as well as construction of other facilities.

Inder Singh Bisht

UK to Convert Aging Warrior IFVs to Unmanned Mine-Breaching Vehicles

The UK Ministry of Defence aims to repurpose surplus Warrior infantry fighting vehicles into optionally crewed, remotely controlled mine-clearance platforms.