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DIU And Navy Launch Mine Countermeasure Modernization Prize

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DIU And Navy Launch Mine Countermeasure Modernization Prize
Sailors conduct mine countermeasures (MCM) unmanned surface vessel (USV) launch and recovery (L&R) operations in the mission bay of the USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) in fall 2022. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Defense Department’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Friday announced the launch of a new $10 million mine countermeasure (MCM) modernization prize challenge with the Navy to add more tools to neutralize underwater mines using unmanned systems operated from a safe standoff distance. DIU’s explanation of the problem inherently recognizes part of the ongoing conflict with Iran and the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz by noting “the persistence of diverse maritime mine threats in maritime chokepoints introduces significant operational…

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