
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is starting a new research project to develop a system to detect magnetic influence mines from unmanned vessels. On Aug. 10, ONR issued a notice for the Magnetic and Acoustic Generation next Unmanned Superconducting Sweep (MAGNUSS) program. According to the notice, the proposed Future Naval Capability effort will develop an advanced minesweeping payload technology consisting of a high-temperature superconducting (HTS) magnetic source with an advanced acoustic generator that could be used for the Mine…