HII and Thales Successfully Demonstrate Expeditionary PathMaster's Ability to Deliver an End-to-End Autonomous Mine Countermeasure Mission
Key Highlights
- ➤HII and Thales demonstrate end-to-end autonomous mine countermeasure capability
- ➤REMUS 620 integrated with SAMDIS 600 sonar for autonomous mine detection
- ➤Expeditionary PathMaster coordinated detection, classification and neutralization in one workflow
- ➤Demonstration included automated REMUS 620 launch and recovery via Sea Launcher
- ➤Open architecture integrated multiple suppliers in a NATO-compliant mission environment
Expert Statements
Duane Fotheringham, President of HII’s Unmanned Systems group
“Bringing “Find, Fix and Finish” together demonstrates what is possible when proven unmanned platforms, advanced sensors, autonomy and effectors are designed to operate as an integrated system.”
Duane Fotheringham, President of HII’s Unmanned Systems group
“This demonstration advances our work with Thales from sensor integration to a complete mine countermeasure mission capability.”
Duane Fotheringham, President of HII’s Unmanned Systems group
“Together, we are giving naval forces a path to conduct these demanding missions faster, at greater scale and with sailors farther from the mine threat.”
Sébastien Guérémy, Vice-president, Underwater Systems, Thales
“This demonstration alongside HII, a leading American partner, illustrates Thales’ ability to work with the best international players to address the critical challenges of mine warfare.”
Sébastien Guérémy, Vice-president, Underwater Systems, Thales
“Thales’ mine countermeasures solutions, such as Expeditionary PathMaster, has again proven that it can integrate autonomous platforms, advanced sensors, mission management and neutralization systems into a single AI-powered operational framework.”
POCASSET, Mass., Nov. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII), America’s largest military shipbuilder and the global leader in autonomous seapower, and Thales, a global leader in advanced technologies, have successfully demonstrated an end-to-end autonomous mine countermeasure capability.
This demonstration leveraged Thales’ Expeditionary Pathmaster, an open and modular expeditionary mine countermeasure architecture designed to integrate autonomous platforms, sensors, mission management systems and effectors from multiple providers into a unified operational framework.
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