Lasers May Be the Perfect Way For the U.S. Navy To Destroy Mines

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 December 5, 2021

Lasers May Be the Perfect Way For the U.S. Navy To Destroy Mines

Welcome to the 21st century.
by Kris Osborn

Here's What You Need to Remember: The system consists of a Load Handling System (LHS) and destructor, or warhead.

The Navy is looking at ways to improve its now operational airborne laser system designed to track enemy mines from low-flying helicopters and expand the surface area from which mine detection takes place -- and no longer rely purely upon more narrowly configured mechanized or towed mine detection systems.

The system, called Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS) enables shallow-water warships such as the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) have a much safer sphere of operations as commanders will have much greater advanced warning of mine-cluttered areas.

Northrop and Navy developers are looking at ways the ALMDS can be further enhanced through ongoing modernization efforts, such as current work to integrate AI.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/lasers-may-be-perfect-way-us-navy-destroy-mines-197445

[Hoodat]

If lasers can destroy mines, they can destroy other things too.

[GtHawk]

Finally, we may see sharks with lasers used by the Navy to destroy sea mines!

[Sighlass]

And three weeks later, half the team that developed the new system (students assisting from China) return to their homeland and share the information (for a modest fee). One university professor also suddenly is living the high life after an unknown influx of cash from somewhere.