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Wave glider runs tiny towed array in search for subs, mines
Meet KraitArray, a miniaturized towed array for use on drones and opvs from the UK. It is aimed at smaller platforms such as patrol craft and OPVs that are unable to accommodate a full-sized towed...
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Warship Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017: The bruised-up U-boat bruiser of the Outer...
Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1859-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a...
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Warship Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017: You just can’t keep those Cramp cruisers down
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The Bomb Brothers
Found this recently and, if you are into Civil War history, 19th-century naval conflict, or mine warfare, it could be of interest to you. Though slim, it covers George and Gabriel Raines, the...
View ArticleIt looks like ONR is picking up Sea Hunter
I give you, DARPA’s robot subchaser, Sea Hunter, testbed of the ACTUV program, which is now part of ONR. From DARPA: DARPA has successfully completed its Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail...
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Pre-owned RNZN dive ship up for grabs
HMNZS Manawanui (A09), a 141-foot diving support/mine countermeasures ship was decommissioned 23 February 2018 after 30 years of service to the Kiwi fleet. Prior to that, she had been built in 1979 for...
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Meet RNMB Hussar
The MHC Sweep Capability demonstrator and her three coil boats seen on 2 May during trials in Portland harbor. Source: MOD The Royal Navy’s first unmanned minesweeping system, an 11m prototype unmanned...
View ArticleGreen Beret dive teams before they were actually Green Berets
This Big Picture film on Special Forces Amphibious Training in 1956 Okinawa is insightful. Of note is the fact that the “fighting frogman” detachment receives instruction in conducting water insertion...
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Remember that time B-1Bs simulated dropping Quickstrike mines in a Baltic op?
The Russians are sure to be a fan of the ongoing BALTOPS excercise which has seen, among other things, the Truman Strike Group including Carrier Air Wing One (CVW) 1, embarked aboard the Nimitz-class...
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Coming correct in the Baltic
Exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2018 recently concluded and was pretty wide in scope, blending both NATO forces and non-aligned Baltic nations (i.e. Sweden and Finland) with 43 maritime units,...
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Warship Wednesday, July 18, 2018: The hardest working cheesebox
Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1859-1946 period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale...
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WWII mines and trawlers don’t mix
French mine clearance divers ensure the proper neutralization of the mine. Photo: Préfecture de la Manche Off the coast of Normandy last week the French trawler Le Retour hauled in a heck of a full...
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Mystery contact mine pops up near Seattle marina
So there was a certain pucker factor this week when this bad boy showed up. The device found drifting Tuesday afternoon near the Port Brownsville Marina in Kitsap County. The Coast Guard established a...
View ArticleMine closure
Yup, seems to be a MKB training mine that was left unswept after an excercise 13 years ago that caused the hubub around Seattle this week. From U.S. Navy Region Northwest: The Navy conducted additional...
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Never underestimate household materials
From the collection of the U.S. Army Ordnance Training and Heritage Center, Ft. Lee: This is a Vietnamese, homemade, floating water mine that was made circa 1970. It is constructed of a cardboard box...
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Warship Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018: The surprisingly long-lasting ghosts of the...
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Good deal on slightly used minesweepers, some assembly required
If you are in the market for some pre-owned warships, the Royal Australian Navy wants to make a deal. Working through a commercial service, the Navy advertised the HMAS Hawkesbury and HMAS Norman for...
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Meanwhile, on Cape Hatteras
From the National Park Service: On the morning of Sunday, November 25, a training mine containing no ordnance was discovered south of Salvo, near off-road vehicle ramp 23. The training mine was...
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Navy gives LCS’s minesniffer a thumb’s up (finally)
The Navy last week announced the completion of developmental testing for Raytheon’s AN/AQS-20C mine-hunting sonar system at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division. This thing: For these...
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Warship Wednesday, Mar. 13, 2019: Putting the Yeoman back into the...
Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week.take off every Wednesday for a...
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