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The US military has begun deploying sea drones to scan for and clear mines in the Strait of Hormuz, in an effort to break Iran's grip on the strategic shipping lane and reopen it to commercial traffic.
The systems scan the seabed using sonar without putting crew members' lives at risk. Among the platforms in use are the Common Uncrewed Surface Vessel made by RTX, which tows the new AQS-20 sonar and scans strips about 30 meters wide in each pass, as well as battery-powered robotic submarines including General Dynamics' MK18 Mod 2 Kingfish and Knifefish, which can be launched from a small boat and sweep the area in a fixed pattern to locate mines.
Alongside these platforms, the US Navy retains a range of additional mine-clearing capabilities, including helicopters, littoral combat ships and even trained dolphins as part of its marine mammal program.
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The systems scan the seabed using sonar without putting crew members' lives at risk. Among the platforms in use are the Common Uncrewed Surface Vessel made by RTX, which tows the new AQS-20 sonar and scans strips about 30 meters wide in each pass, as well as battery-powered robotic submarines including General Dynamics' MK18 Mod 2 Kingfish and Knifefish, which can be launched from a small boat and sweep the area in a fixed pattern to locate mines.
Alongside these platforms, the US Navy retains a range of additional mine-clearing capabilities, including helicopters, littoral combat ships and even trained dolphins as part of its marine mammal program.
US deploys sea drones, sonar and trained dolphins to clear mines in Hormuz
According to a Wall Street Journal report, the US Navy is using a mix of manned and unmanned systems in the mine-clearing mission. Experts said that after
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