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Raytheon and U.S. Navy Collaborate to Optimize LCS' AN/AQS-20A Minehunting Sonar.
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Sketch explaining the various components of the Littoral Combat Ship Mine Countermeasure Mission Package (LCS MCM MP). Source: U.S. Government Accountability Office |
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The
LCS MCM mission package conducts its mine countermeasures operations through
the employment of aviation assets and unmanned surface, semi-submersible,
and submersible vehicles, equipped with an array of sensors and systems
to detect, localize, neutralize, and sweep mines. These systems are designed
to be employed while the LCS remains outside the mine threat area. Future
mission package increments add capability, including beach zone mine detection,
mine sweeping, near surface mine neutralization, and buried and surf zone
mine detection. LCS MCM MP Features: Remote Minehunting Module » AN/WLD-1(V) Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle (RMMV) (2) » AQS-20A » Cradle Pallet Assembly » Capture Spine » Support Containers Near Surface Detection Module » MH-60S Helicopter » AN/AES-1 Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS) » Support Containers Airborne Mine Neutralization Module » MH-60S Helicopter » AN/ASQ-235 Airborne Mine Neutralization Systems (AMNS) » EX 64 neutralizers » Support Containers Coastal Mine Reconnaissance Module » AN/DVS-1 Coastal Battlefield Reconnaissance and Analysis (COBRA) System » MQ-8B Vertical Takeoff Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV) » Support Containers Unmanned Mine Sweeping Module » Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) » Unmanned Surface Sweep System (USSS) » Support Containers Buried Mine Hunting Module » Surface Mine Countermeasure Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (SMCM UUV) (Knifefish) » Launch, handling and recovery equipment » Support Containers Mission Package Application Software (MPAS) » Mission specific application software that support the MP in planning and executing the MCM missions » Mine Warfare and Environmental Decision Aids Library (MEDAL) |
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