Submarine Launched Mobile Mines (SLMM) are a modern type of naval mine designed to be deployed by submarines. The chief example is the Mark 67 SLMM, currently used by the United States Navy and capable of deployment on 688i Los Angeles-class submarines.

The Mk 67 is the only mine in the US Navy stockpile that can be clandestinely delivered from long standoff ranges. The 1950's technology in SLMM is approaching obsolescence. An Improved SLMM program has been proposed to replace the Mk 67 by converting Mk 48 torpedoes into dual warhead mobile mines.

Jun 28, 2021 · The Mk 67 SLMM was first deployed in 1983 and is the only submarine-launched mine currently in U.S. Navy service. The mines have a depth range of up to 600 feet and carry a 330-pound high explosive charge triggered by a combination magnetic/seismic/pressure target detection device.

The Mk 67 Submarine-Launched Mobile Mine (SLMM) is a torpedo-like mine designed to be self-propelled and deployed by submarines in areas where other mine delivery methods are impractical. It allows for covert mining in hostile environments to …

Sep 21, 2015 · The Mk-67 SLMM is a submarine-launched mine in service with the U.S. Navy that consists of a Mk-37 torpedo body with a modified warhead and trigger.

The 1950's technology in MK67 SLMM is approaching obsolescence. An Improved SLMM program has been proposed to replace the Mk 67 by converting Mk 48 torpedoes into dual warhead mobile mines.

The mine MK 67, which is more commonly referred to as the SLMM (submarine launched mobile mine), is a 2,000-pound, submarine-laid bottom mine that is designed to target both surface ships and submarines.

Jun 28, 2021 · In its budget request for the 2018 Fiscal Year, the Navy asked for $5.8 million specifically to work on developing an unmanned underwater vehicle that could carry two CDMs at once. That same request also outlined plans to investigate integrating the Mk 67 SLMM into an underwater drone.

Oct 7, 2021 · In comparison, the U.S. Navy has stockpiled fewer than 10,000 dedicated mines—including a “handful” of Mk-67 Submarine-Launched Mobile Mines (SLMMs­) that can be deployed only on the remaining Improved Los Angeles-class (I688) attack submarine, and “Quickstrike” (QS) mine-conversion kits for general-purpose bombs.3

Jul 7, 2011 · Mine Mk 67 is a multiple-influence bottom mine with a capability that permits it to be covertly propelled to a predetermined planting location. Launched by submarine, its purpose is to restrict...