Navy Awards Advanced Acoustic Concepts $53.9 Million Mine-Hunting Deal

Navy Awards Advanced Acoustic Concepts $53.9 Million Mine-Hunting Deal

The Pennsylvania sonar specialist will build two remote mine hunting modules under a contract that could reach $196.2 million if all options are exercised, the Navy said.

Richard Miniter
First Published: August 3, 2026, 1:43 PM ET

Advanced Acoustic Concepts LLC, a Pennsylvania undersea-warfare specialist owned by French defense group Thales, received a $53.9 million Navy contract to build two remote mine hunting modules, as announced on war.gov.