Sunday, February 25, 2018

The U.S. Navy Has A Plan To Make Sea Mines Nearly Obsolete



Kris Osborn, National Interest: The Navy Has a Plan That Could Make Sea Mines Nearly Obsolete

The US Navy plans to deploy fast, high-tech surface drones equipped with advanced wireless technology able to find, attack and ultimately destroy underwater enemy mines, all while operating at safe distance from a larger manned surface host ship such as a Littoral Combat Ship, service officials said.

Naval Sea Systems Command is currently working with industry to develop, assess and analyze mine-neutralization technologies for its emerging Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MCM USV) - a multi-mission surface drone countermine platform slated to be operational by 2019. Capt. Jon Rucker, Program Manager, Unmanned Maritime Systems, PEO LCS, told reporters recently at the Surface Navy Association Symposium.

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  1. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2018 at 7:15 AM

    Man, the pentagon is so moved from reality it is not even a joke .

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