As the UK and France prepare their ‘strictly defensive’ mission to reopen the Strait, they are relying on a technology the U.S. Navy recently moved away from: autonomous mine countermeasures. Leading the charge for the Royal Navy is the ‘Harrier’—a Royal Navy Motor Boat or R-N-M-B. These unmanned surface vessels are the frontline of Operation Freedom of Navigation. Unlike traditional ships, the Harrier can be operated remotely from a mother ship like the R-F-A Lyme Bay, allowing it to scan the seabed using high-resolution sonar without risking a single human life. In the narrow, shallow waters of Hormuz—where Iran’s ‘Ghost Mines’ are a constant threat—these robotic hunters are the only way to clear a path for commercial tankers. They don’t just find mines; they identify them using A-I-driven image recognition, distinguishing between a deadly tethered explosive and a harmless piece of seafloor debris in seconds. #RoyalNavy #autonomoustechnology #navaltechnology
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