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UK Deploys Autonomous Mine-Hunters to Reopen Hormuz Strait

5/26/2026

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The United Kingdom has readied autonomous mine-hunting vessels aboard RFA Lyme Bay for an operation to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
RFA Lyme Bay left Gibraltar on 26 May 2026 after HMS Stirling Castle delivered ARCIMS, MMCM surface vehicles, REMUS and SeaCat underwater vehicles, and a Vahana-class workboat.
The mission aims to clear a lane for about 700 ships waiting to transit the Strait, with a second lane planned for inbound traffic.

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The United Kingdom has readied autonomous mine-hunting vessels aboard RFA Lyme Bay for an operation to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
RFA Lyme Bay left Gibraltar on 26 May 2026 after HMS Stirling Castle delivered ARCIMS, MMCM surface vehicles, REMUS and SeaCat underwater vehicles, and a Vahana-class workboat.
The mission aims to clear a lane for about 700 ships waiting to transit the Strait, with a second lane planned for inbound traffic.