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Navy Awards Series of Contracts For Future Mine Countermeasures Capabilities

Friday, February 7th, 2025

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Navy Awards Series of Contracts For Future Mine Countermeasures Capabilities

The Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MCM USV) in Minehunt configuration performs launch and recovery operations during Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) in August 2022. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Navy on Monday said it has recently awarded a series of contracts focused on future mine countermeasures (MCM) capabilities. The service first said it awarded a $7.7 million first contract to MCM Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) builder Bollinger Shipyards for an Advanced Material Order (AMO), procuring items needed to improve the MCM USV resulting from operational testing findings. The MCM USV is a craft launched from a Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), vessel of opportunity or the shore that can…

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