# Navies Shift to Uncrewed Mine Hunting

Breaking Defense describes a move away from crewed minesweepers toward uncrewed mine-hunting and neutralization systems, with the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force among the entities associated with this market. The article highlights sonar, AI-assisted target classification, autonomous platforms, onboard processing, and remote neutralization as capability areas; it does not identify a solicitation, contract award, funding value, or procurement timeline. For procurement professionals and defense contractors, this is market intelligence about potential capability demand, not an open bid opportunity.

- Advanced Acoustic Concepts (AAC), a Thales subsidiary, is featured for its SAMDIS sonar and Angler neutralization system, illustrating offerings in detection and remote mine neutralization.
- Contractors can assess how their sonar, autonomy, AI-assisted classification, onboard processing, or neutralization capabilities align with naval mine-countermeasure needs; the signal provides no stated acquisition requirement or procurement schedule.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military
**Topics:** Artificial Intelligence
**Published:** November 10, 2026

### Government Entities
- United States Navy (U.S. Navy)
- Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)

### Vendors
- Advanced Acoustic Concepts (AAC) (Developer of the SAMDIS sonar and Angler mine-neutralization system)
- Thales (Parent company of Advanced Acoustic Concepts)

### Sources
- [Remote mine hunters silently trawl the waters as minesweepers go by the wayside - Breaking Defense](https://breakingdefense.com/2026/11/remote-mine-hunters-silently-trawl-the-waters-as-minesweepers-go-by-the-wayside) - Breaking Defense