Bollinger Shipyards delivers first three autonomous mine-hunting vessels to U.S. Navy

Bollinger Shipyards delivers first three autonomous mine-hunting vessels to U.S. Navy

Built at Bollinger’s Lockport facility in Louisiana, the MCM USVs are designed to carry out minehunting, minesweeping, and mine neutralisation missions. These high-risk operations were previously performed by manned MCM-1 class ships and MH-53E helicopters, both of which are being phased out. The autonomous nature of the MCM USVs reduces risk to sailors by removing the need for personnel onboard during missions in potentially mined waters. Each …

Sea-Air-Space: RTX’s Barracuda Mine Destructor in Ocean Testing

Raytheon has been putting its Barracuda mine neutralization system in autonomous mission testing. Photo credit: RaytheonRaytheon, an RTX company (Booth 911), has been putting its Barracuda mine neutralization system in autonomous mission testing, the company said in an interview with Seapower.The Barracuda is a 26-pound, 48-inch-long anti-mine device housed in a tube the size of an A-size sonobuoy tube. When launched, the device is propelled by …

Bollinger Shipyards delivers first three Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vehicles to U.S. Navy

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Bollinger delivers first three MCM USVs to Navy

Bollinger Shipyards has completed the successful delivery to the U.S. Navy of the first three mine countermeasures unmanned surface vehicles (MCM USVs). These vessels are the Navy’s first program of record, non-prototype, autonomous surface ships — a historic milestone in the transition to autonomous maritime operations. “Bollinger is proud to deliver the first three full-rate production MCM USVs to the U.S. Navy,” said Bollinger Shipyards presi…