According to a press release published by the UK Government on November 26, 2020, Speaking at the Franco-British Council Defence Conference, the British Defence Secretary announced a £184 million investment in the joint Maritime Mine Counter Measure (MMCM) program for British Navy, which will create new systems to combat sea mines and keep ships and personnel away from danger.
The British Defence Secretary was speaking at this year’s virtual Franco-British Council Defence Conference, which also featured French defense minister Florence Parly, Chief of the Defence Staff General Sir Nick Carter and his French counterpart Ched d’État-Major des Armées François Lecointre.
The British Royal Navy is a world leader in mine countermeasures, having been regularly called upon to deal with mines and other historic ordnance, leftover from the Second World War, around the United Kingdom....MORE
