Inert Sea Mines – Training Aids

REALISTIC AND RELEVANT UNDERWATER TRAINING AID EXAMPLES INCLUDE:

UDM‑Type Improvised Bottom Mine

A realistic, boat‑deployable training shape engineered for realistic littoral and port area MCM exercises. Designed for operation in 10–100 ft (3–30 m) of seawater, the unit is intended for placement near piers, moorings, and high‑traffic shipping lanes to support sensor-response, recovery and damage‑assessment drills.

The trainer includes a floating bladder for recovery and an onboard magnetic and vibration sensor that triggers visual and audible indicators when activated. A 150 lb cast replica main charge provides realistic weight and handling for safe, repeatable training.

Shallow‑Water Improvised Moored Mine

A boat‑deployed, contact‑mine training shape engineered for realistic shallow‑water MCM and harbor‑defense drills. The inert trainer features a selectable‑depth mechanical pulley mounting system and a tilt‑rod actuated ball‑switch simulation to replicate contact‑firing behavior without live explosives.

Designed for use in narrow harbor entrances and shipping channels, the unit provides authentic handling, deployment and recovery characteristics while remaining safe and repeatable for routine training. Ideal for exercises in deployment, detection, neutralization and post‑event damage assessment.

Houthi Naval Contact Mine

A shallow‑water, boat‑deployable contact‑mine trainer modeled on the Yemeni Houthi Mersad for realistic harbor and channel drills. It reproduces the original’s external form, weight and handling while remaining safe and recoverable for repeated use.

The trainer includes four external switch horns for contact activation, a 40 lb cast main-charge replica for ballast, and a 100 lb anchor to replicate realistic mooring dynamics. It is available in non functioning or training-functioning configurations, with or without the anchor assembly.

Shaft Collar Device Improvised Limpet Mine The Shaft Co lar Device is an improvised limpet-mine trainer that magnetica ly attaches to a ship’s shaft, struts, or running gear and is rated to 30 ft. On timer expiry or removal it triggers audible and visual penalties; the main-charge simulant is a 12 lb cast HE replica.

EFP Array Improvised Limpet Mine is a magnetica ly attached improvised limpet-mine trainer comprising three EFP replicas positioned at or just below the waterline. Once emplaced it is manua ly armed and includes timed and mechanical anti-removal firing simulations for realistic detection and mitigation training.

Hedgehog Beach Obstacle is a modular, user‑assembled training aid modeled on WWII-era beach obstacles, nicknamed the “HEDGE HOG.” Standing eight feet when fu ly assembled, it’s designed for placement in the surf zone to impede beach assaults and teach clearance and mobility techniques.

The Houthi Limpet Mine Replicating devices reported in Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman attacks, this trainer provides realistic, safe practice for detection, recovery, and mitigation. It copies the original’s external form and attachment methods (magnetic or spike) and features a visible penalty that activates when a simulated timer expires.

The Sea Tiger-Type FCM is a realistic floating contact-mine trainer for surface deployment in Floating Mine Response operations, replicating the form, size, and buoyancy of live mines to provide authentic handling and recovery. Constructed from durable, low-maintenance materials with no electronics or moving parts.