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Navy To Buy 30 Hammerhead Mines, Holds Virtual Industry Day

Monday, April 13th, 2020

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Navy To Buy 30 Hammerhead Mines, Holds Virtual Industry Day

Slide from U.S. Navy Mine Warfare Programs plans from Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants and PMS-495, Mine Warfare, presented at the January 2019 annual Surface Navy Association Symposium. (Image: U.S. Navy)

The Navy said Monday it plans to buy up to 30 new Hammerhead mines in 2021 after hosting a virtual industry day due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Navy’s Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) hosted the virtual industry day earlier this month in place of a scheduled in-person meeting to discuss with possible competitors to the requirements for the Hammerhead’s design, development, and production. The industry day was originally scheduled for March 23 but was changed…

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