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USS Canberra (LCS 30) escorts merchant vessel Seaway Hawk transporting four decommissioned Avenger-class Mine Countermeasures Ships
Featured / War In Iran

Strait of Hormuz Under Threat of Mines: Are Littoral Combat Ships the Solution?

April 3, 2026April 6, 2026 - by David Hutchins

The Context On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched a joint military operation against Iran. The conflict that followed has caused a tremendous strain on the global …

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Belgium and the Netherlands Select Naval Minehunting Solution

March 18, 2019November 19, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

A new mine countermeasures solution to replace the Tripartite minehunters in the navies of both Belgium and the Netherlands has been selected. A contract for the production and maintenance of …

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