As shipping in the Strait of Hormuz continues to be disrupted due to the Middle East crisis, defence companies and marine contractors are planning to deploy uncrewed mine-clearing systems in and around the narrow waterway.According to a report by the Financial Times, the United Kingdom will send autonomous minehunting vessels built by Canada’s Kraken Robotics as part of a multinational effort to reopen the strait “when conditions allow”.NO MERCY FOR FRIENDS TOO? Iran Captures China-Owned Ship Carrying Arms In Hormuz | DETAILSWhy it mattersModern mines – unlike Second World War-era mines – are usually placed on the seabed and triggered…