By: SCOTT SAVITZ AND SCOTT C. TRUVER The use of naval mines goes back more than two centuries, but the use of these weapons by both Russia and Ukraine has renewed discussion...
13 September 1946 – 3 August 2022 “I think we’re in a minefield.” “So, what’s my job today,” asked retired Navy Captain Paul X. Rinn at a 2010 seminar at...
History of the Contest: In 2012 the Mine Warfare Association leadership approached the U.S. Naval Institute with the idea of sponsoring an essay contest exploring the subject of mine warfare....
History of the Contest: In 2012 the Mine Warfare Association leadership approached the U.S. Naval Institute with the idea of sponsoring an essay contest exploring the subject of mine warfare....
Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael M. Gilday has good reason to recall the morning of 18 February 1991, during Operation Desert Storm. The USS Princeton (CG-59) was patrolling off Failaka Island in the northern Persian Gulf, with a young Gilday in the cruiser’s crew. At 0715 local time, two MN103 Manta bottom multiple-influence mines (each armed with 325 pounds of HBX explosive) fired.
Dear MINWARA Members, Good day from the Mine Warfare Association. Thank you all so very much for your continued enthusiasm and support for the Mine Warfare Association (MINWARA, www.minwara.org), our...
History of the Contest: In 2012 the Mine Warfare Association leadership approached the U.S. Naval Institute with the idea of sponsoring an essay contest exploring the subject of mine warfare....
With an abundance of caution amid the COVID-19 pandemic we have decided to postpone the International Mine Technology Symposium originally scheduled for May 2020 for a year. It will now...
Coronavirus (COVID-19) – NDIA Meetings, Conferences & Events are currently proceeding as planned. The National Defense Industrial Association is closely following developments regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) and currently we are...
History of the Contest: In 2012 the Mine Warfare Association leadership approached the U.S. Naval Institute with the idea of sponsoring an essay contest exploring the subject of mine warfare....
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