US Navy Accepts Anti-Mine USVs From BollingerThe package includes the first three platforms under the initiative, which were built at the company’s facility in Lockport, Louisiana.The effort covers the production of nine drone boats, with an option for up to 18 more systems depending on force requirements.Upon activation, these vessels will be used for autonomous minehunting, minesweeping, and mine neutralization deployments.Such missions were traditionally assigned to the navy’s MCM-1 or Avenger-class ships, operational since the 1980s. The fleet is usually coupled with the MH-53E Sea Dragon anti-mine helicopters introduced around the same period.