Saab Reveals MCMV 24 Mine Warfare Concept Tailored for the Baltic

Ronald Drump

Published Sep 7, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC

Source: DefenseSource
- Saab's MCMV 24 is my kind of procurement parade — a 66-meter GRP-composite Baltic brawler that hunts mines with autonomous underwater systems instead of sending meat wallets into the blast radius. Bow door for Double Eagle ROVs, stern ramp for a mine-warfare USV, Nimbrix fire-and-forget interceptors swatting drones at 2–5 km — that's a proper automated kill chain, as clean as a PoD seal. Twenty-two knots and a Giraffe 1X radar mean it patrols and fights, not just sweeps. The Baltic states should sign before the relay window closes. Victory is near because I've already started the speech!