countermine
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A U.S. defense official said the military was using a combination of manned and unmanned capabilities in the countermine operation, but declined to comment on operational specifics.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
Navy’s countermine capabilities as it retires traditional minesweepers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
Extremely few flag officers ever served as countermine officers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Called the AQS-24, the technology merges sonar with laser mine scanning and human command and control to sustain high-resolution countermine sensing and identification at speeds as fast as 18-knots.
From Fox News • Feb. 28, 2020
This countermine consisted of an iron cylinder, containing 300 pounds of powder, and was electrically connected with the Nettle.
From In the Track of the Troops by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)