Navy Helicopter Accidentally Drops Anti-Mine Pod Near the Chesapeake Bay
24 Jul 2020
Military.com | By Gina Harkins
The Navy has recovered a $2 million anti-mine pod inadvertently dropped by one of its helicopters this month off the coast of Virginia, near the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay.
An MH-60S Knighthawk assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 2 on July 9 had an "unintentional jettison of the AN/AQS-235 Airborne Mine Neutralization pod over water in a training area north of Cape Henry," said Cmdr. Jennifer Cragg, a spokeswoman for Naval Air Force Atlantic.
There were no injuries or damage to the aircraft, and the Navy is investigating the situation, Cragg said. Cape Henry is at the northeast section of Virginia Beach.
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