littoral

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The U.S. recently moved littoral combat ships, which it uses to clear mines, out of the region.

From The Wall Street Journal

Navy is phasing out specialized mine-clearing helicopters and relying on littoral combat ships and drones for future operations.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vehicle was described as “an unmanned, diesel-powered surface craft” designed to be launched from a littoral combat ship.

From The Wall Street Journal

Thomas Quarry I sits within the raised coastal formations of the Rabat-Casablanca littoral, an area internationally recognized for its remarkably complete record of Plio-Pleistocene shorelines, dunes, and cave systems.

From Science Daily

Navy warships in the Middle East—three littoral combat ships and three destroyers—versus 12 in the Caribbean, according to a Navy official.

From The Wall Street Journal