November 14, 2018
The U.S. Navy Wants to Use Lasers To Crush One of Its Oldest Enemies
The U.S. Navy used an MH-60S helicopter-mounted laser system to detect underwater mines.
by Kris Osborn
The US Navy used an MH-60S helicopter-mounted laser system to scan and detect underwater mine-like targets earlier this year during the multi-national Rim of the Pacific exercise, marking the first operational use of an emerging technology bringing much faster detection and a wider Field of View to countermine missions.
The now-operational technology, called Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS), enables efficient, high-speed shallow water mine detection for the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/us-navy-wants-use-lasers-crush-one-its-oldest-enemies-36037
