Navy: Minesweepers
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to improve the mine hunting capabilities of the Royal Navy.
Answered by Maria Eagle
The Mine Hunting Capability Programme is delivering a rolling programme of unmanned surface vessels and unmanned underwater vehicles into Royal Navy service for use by frontline Mine Warfare specialists. These autonomous mine hunting systems are in regular use by the Mine Threat Exploitation Group, both for training and operations.
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