Iran has reportedly begun laying sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most critical energy routes. A few ...

The U.S. Navy decommissioned its only four minesweepers in the Middle East last year, but still maintains other countermine ...

The Trump administration brokered an unusual deal with a U.S. mining, refining and magnet company as part of a plan to ...

Rising tensions with Iran have once again put the Strait of Hormuz at the center of global attention. This narrow[...] ...

The possibility of sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz is raising danger levels in the economically critical waterway and causing ripples around the globe. The U.S. claims it “eliminated” 16 mine-laying ...

The government is considering mineral leasing in almost 70 million acres of the outer continental shelf near the Northern ...

You may be hearing a lot lately about critical minerals and rare earth elements. These natural materials are essential to ...

One of the world’s most important shipping routes faces a threat that can’t be seen from above. Beneath the surface, naval mines have the potential to disrupt global oil flow in an instant. Clearing ...

The Black Sea is littered with deadly weapons. But no-one knows how many – or where they are. "When we approach it, we should be quiet, we should be slow – and we should be very accurate," says ...

The U.S. Navy is looking to increase its order of next-generation anti-submarine mines to “meet operational requirements,” according to a recent contract modification. The sea service is requesting ...

An undersea defence expert has warned the West must urgently rethink how it protects the world’s most important shipping lanes as fears grow that Iran is attempting to mine the Strait of Hormuz.

The Royal Australian Navy has just two of an original six Huon-class minehunters left in service, plus two years ago it suspended renewal of its mine countermeasures capability that was to be ...