Mk 65 Quick Strike naval mine

Also known as

Mk 65
MK-65
Mk-65 Quick Strike
Quickstrike mine

The Mk 65 Quick Strike naval mine is a U.S. Navy aircraft-laid, 2,000-pound shallow-water mine in the Quickstrike family. The Navy fact file describes it as a thin-walled mine case for use against surface and subsurface craft, and lists multiple contractors as the builder.

Mk 65 Quick Strike naval mine, 2,000-pound naval mine, Munitions

Image source: B-1B Lancers, U.S. Navy live-fire mine exercise

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: United States
Built by: Multiple contractors
Type: 2,000-pound naval mine
Service note: 1983-present

mine mine warfare naval air-delivered munition

Specifications

Weight: 2,000 pounds
Delivery: Aircraft-laid shallow-water mine
Mine case: Thin-walled mine case
Targets: Surface and subsurface craft

Carrier Aircraft

The B-1B Lancer fact sheet lists up to 8 Mk 65 Quick Strike naval mines in the bomber's armament.

Carrier

Carrier type

Carriage evidence

B-1B Lancer, Long-range, multi-role supersonic bomber, Aircraft & UAVs

Long-range bomber

The B-1B Lancer fact sheet lists up to 8 Mk 65 Quick Strike naval mines in the bomber's armament.

Sources: B-1B Lancer

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: In U.S. Navy service since 1983 as part of the Quickstrike mine family.

Media

Mk 65 Quick Strike naval mine Images

Mk 65 Quick Strike naval mine, 2,000-pound naval mine, Munitions - view 1 — Source: B-1B Lancers, U.S. Navy live-fire mine exercise

Related Weapon Systems

Project 10750 Sapfir / Lida-class inshore minesweeper, Inshore minesweeper class, Naval Systems

Naval SystemsProject 10750 Sapfir / Lida-class inshore minesweeperInshore minesweeper classProject 10750 Sapfir, known to NATO as the Lida class, is a Soviet and Russian inshore minesweeper class built for mine clearance in ports, harbor approaches, and river channels. The design uses a fiberglass hull, mine-search sonar, and a light gun-and-MANPADS fit, while RT-233 saw Russian fleet transfers linked to the Russia-Ukraine War.

Project 1265 Yakhont / Sonya-class minesweeper, Coastal minesweeper / minehunter, Naval Systems

Naval SystemsProject 1265 Yakhont / Sonya-class minesweeperCoastal minesweeper / minehunterThe Project 1265 Yakhont, better known as the Sonya-class minesweeper, is a Soviet wooden-hulled coastal minehunter family built for mine-countermeasure work in shallow waters. Constructed at Uliis and Avangard shipyards from 1971 to 1991, the class combines twin diesel propulsion, gun armament, and mine-sweeping gear and remained in service with multiple post-Soviet navies.

CBU-104 Wind-Corrected Munitions Dispenser, Wind-corrected munition dispenser, Munitions

MunitionsCBU-104 Wind-Corrected Munitions DispenserWind-corrected munition dispenserThe CBU-104 Wind-Corrected Munitions Dispenser is a U.S. air-delivered scatterable-mine munition that combines the CBU-89 Gator dispenser with a wind-correction tail kit. Air Force Magazine describes the weapon as carrying 72 BLU-91 anti-armor mines and 22 BLU-92 anti-personnel mines, and the B-1B Lancer fact sheet lists CBU-104 among the bomber's armament.

Mk 62 Quickstrike naval mine, 500-pound naval mine, Munitions

MunitionsMk 62 Quickstrike naval mine500-pound naval mineThe Mk 62 Quickstrike is the U.S. Navy's 500-pound aircraft-laid naval mine, built from a converted general-purpose bomb body for shallow-water maritime area denial. Navy fact-file coverage places it in the Quickstrike family, and Air Force MineX reporting shows Mk 62 mines being loaded onto B-1B Lancers during bomber-task-force training.

Sea mine, Naval mine, Munitions

MunitionsSea mineNaval mineSea mines are explosive naval weapons laid in water to damage or deter ships and submarines. In the Yemeni Civil War, Houthi forces used naval mines in the Red Sea and around Bab el-Mandeb as an area-denial threat to coalition movement, commercial shipping, and fishing communities.

TM-72, Shaped-charge anti-tank mine, Munitions

MunitionsTM-72Shaped-charge anti-tank mineThe TM-72 is a Soviet anti-tank mine that uses magnetic-influence fuzing and a shaped-charge effect to attack vehicles from below. A 1974 Soviet manual documents the mine and its MVN-72 fuze, and 2026 reporting shows it still appears in the Russia-Ukraine War.

Sources

U.S. Navy MinesPublisher: U.S. Navy | Note: Supports the Quickstrike family background, Mk 65 weight, aircraft-laid mine role, thin-walled case, 1983 service entry, and multiple-contractor manufacturer context. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 B-1B LancerPublisher: U.S. Air Force | Note: Supports the B-1B armament row that lists up to 8 Mk 65 Quick Strike naval mines carried by the bomber. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 B-1B Lancers, U.S. Navy live-fire mine exercisePublisher: Air Force Global Strike Command | Note: Supports image provenance for the B-1B mine-exercise photos used on this page. | Accessed: 2026-06-27