# A French company has introduced a system boosted by AI, to conduct full mine countermeasures missions anywhere in the world.

*fintech · news · 2026-04-11 · Interesting Engineering*

## Key points

- Thales' Expeditionary PathMaster enables full mine countermeasures missions deployable globally from any platform.
- The system integrates both manned and unmanned assets, including third-party AUVs and ROVs.
- Thales' Mi-Map AI sonar analysis processes data four times faster with 99% exact mine classification.
- The M-Cube system manages multiple parallel sonar sessions, providing real-time updates on detected objects.
- Expeditionary PathMaster features a portable operations centre, supporting rapid deployment and interoperability.

**Companies:** Thales
**Countries:** France, Lithuania

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