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Saturday, March 28, 2015

Thales wins French-UK mine countermeasures contract

MMCM programmeOn behalf of the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) in France and UK MOD’s Defence Equipment & Support organisation, OCCAr has awarded the Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) contract to Thales, in collaboration with BAE Systems and their partners in France (ECA Group) and in the UK (ASV, Wood & Douglas, SAAB).

Initiated in 2012 under a cooperation agreement between France and the United Kingdom, the MMCM programme develops a prototype autonomous system for detection and neutralisation of sea mines and underwater improvised explosive devices (UWIEDs).

KEY POINTS
  • The MMCM programme is a key milestone in the transformation of mine countermeasures capabilities and the future operational use of unmanned naval systems.
  • This major French-UK programme will develop a key new industrial capability for underwater and robotic detection.
  • Split equally between the two nations, the programme will rely on innovations with an advanced level of technological maturity.

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