Navy Completes Developmental Flight Testing Of Airborne Laser Mine Detection System

摘要

The U.S. Navy concluded developmental flight testing of the Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS) at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City, on October 27. The ALMDS underwent testing on 30 flights over 33 days, which included day and night operations. Mounted on a helicopter and deployed from a littoral combat ship as part of its mine countermeasures package, ALMDS rapidly detects and locates surface and near-surface mines so they can be neutralized before damaging U.S. and allied military and commercial ships.