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AEVEX Maritime Wins Dual Navy Contracts for SightGlass and Fisher Mine Countermeasures Systems

AEVEX received two Navy contracts totaling $41.6 M to produce and operate the SightGlass and Fisher modular mine‑countermeasure payloads for its small unmanned surface vessels.

Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft
Pictured: Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft

Key points

  1. $15.6 M contract for SightGlass payload production and operation.

  2. $26 M contract for Fisher payload production and operation.

  3. Payloads integrate with GARC, Lynx and next‑generation Chaser sUSVs.

  4. Modular kits enable autonomous detection, identification and neutralization of maritime mines.

Why it matters

Boosts autonomous mine‑hunting capacity across Navy sUSV fleet.

“Mines are cheap to deploy but expensive to clear, and the threat is growing”
Bob Pudney, Senior Vice President, AEVEX Maritime SystemsOcean News & Technology

In this story

Platform

Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft

🇺🇸USV · BlackSea Technologies

Platform

Chaser

🇺🇸USV · BlackSea Technologies

Company

VideoRay

🇺🇸Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States · 4 platforms

Also mentioned

  • AEVEX Maritime Systems
  • U.S. Navy
  • Defense Innovation Unit
  • Lynx

Original coverage

This archive entry cites the original reporting below and adds internal entity linking for Sea Drone World profiles.

Ocean News & Technology

by Haley McQueen · oceannews.com

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