Exail to provide mine countermeasures system for UAE Navy

French company Exail has received a contract to supply mine countermeasures system to the UAE Navy.

As disclosed, Exail will provide the UMIS 3rd generation unmanned integrated mine countermeasures system to the navy.

UMIS is a MCM transportable solution capable to deploy from shore or mothership. It is based on the UMIS comprehensive naval drones system developed by Exail and adopted by several navies such as Belgium and Netherlands, a NATO reference for mine clearance missions at sea.

Each naval drone, autonomous or remotely operated equipment of an Exail drones system, integrates an embedded UMISOFT software module which is linked to the main supervision core dispatched in the control consoles of the operation center located onboard the mother ship or ashore, according to the company.

The software can be interconnected with different equipment such as UAVs, sensors, sweeps, automated LARS, etc.

The system aims to provide advanced capabilities for remote mine clearance.

“This will enhance their capabilities at sea and meet their needs and efforts in the field of mine clearance and further strengthen ties and strong relations with the UAE, a valued client since 2004,” Jérôme Bendell, Exail Maritime Business Line CEO, stated.

To remind, in August this year, Exail secured an order for K-Ster C underwater mine disposal vehicles, K-Ster CT training vehicles and associated equipment to the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA). 

The firm noted that its “high maneuverability and advanced guidance system allow precise targeting and detonation, to ensure the safe and reliable clearance of minefields”.