Singapore Airshow: Singapore explores unmanned MCM
An unmanned mine countermeasures (MCM) combo was one highlight of the ST Electronics display at the Singapore Air Show.
Two scale models illustrated the MCM teaming arrangement that would see a Venus unmanned surface vessel (USV) with a towed sonar array system from Thales used to detect and classify mines. This variant is known as an MCM USV with TSAS.
Once a threat is located, another USV with expendable mine disposal system (MCM USV with EMDS) would be launched to neutralise the threat. ST Electronics is using an EMDS from ECA
ST Electronics has done development work on a 9m-long
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