One of the nastiest threats in naval warfare are mines. Crude, cheap and packed with explosives, bottom mines lurk on the seabed like aquatic IEDs, where they are harder to detect and sweep than ...

Germany and five other NATO allies in the Baltic sea region plan to buy more sea mines together as a deterrent to Russia. Sea mines are a "very effective way to deter an aggressor at sea and they are ...

Sea mines, or naval mines as some call them, are self-contained bombs placed into the water to destroy or disable both submarines and surface ships. Like antipersonnel or anti-tank mines, they're ...

The U.S. Navy defines a sea (naval) mine as "a self-contained explosive device placed in water deemed to destroy surface ships or submarines." These mines have played a role in U.S. naval history and ...

A suspected Russian sea mine with a 480kg payload has washed up on the shore of a Turkish holiday resort. The device was spotted at Agva, about three-and-a-half hours drive from the capital Istanbul.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Navy wants to renew its operating permit for training at sea around Hawaii and California with more mine warfare training around the islands. In the Navy’s ...

Despite the advancements made in the fields of offensive and defensive weapons in recent years, the good-old mines remain a constant presence on the battlefields of the world, be them on land or at ...

On a naval patrol in the Black Sea, Ukrainian sailors are prepared to respond to a range of Russian threats, from sea mines to Shahed drones. The dangers are real, but the servicemen say they’re in a ...

Deep sea mining for rare earth elements and other critical minerals could start as early as 2026, even as 38 countries have called for a moratorium on it. The metals that companies are targeting are ...

Potential WWII-era sea mine parts discovered on Vero Beach shoreline as Hurricane Erin churned hundreds of miles offshore. No immediate threat to public, but beach access restricted near the discovery ...

Finding and disposing of mines lurking on the sea floor is dangerous and difficult work. The US Navy wants robotic crawlers capable of descending to nearly 2,000 feet underwater to do this. The ...