Thales has launched Expeditionary PathMaster, a new portable control system designed to coordinate existing mine countermeasures (MCM) capabilities.
The firm says its new system can provide full mine MCM mission capability by combining crewed and uncrewed assets, including third-party systems, autonomous uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs), uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs) and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and conventional, crewed minehunters.
Based on a system Thales developed for the French Navy, Expeditionary PathMaster includes an Expeditionary Operations Centre (e-POC) which makes use of the company’s M-Cube mission management and Mi-Map sonar analysis software.
Vice President of Submarine Systems at Thales Sébastien Guérémy commented: “As the seas become increasingly contested and navies face unexpected and far-reaching threats and challenges, mine countermeasures have become key to ensuring the sovereignty and security of critical infrastructure and maritime communication routes.
“At Thales, we have a head start. Expeditionary PathMaster is a game-changing, turnkey product: modular, scalable, and powered by artificial intelligence.
“We are bringing to navies the digital transformation and drone capabilities that give them the decisive advantage.”
- You can read more details on the Thales website