Navy asks General Dynamics to help U.S. submarines deploy ocean mines using torpedo tubes from long range
WASHINGTON – U.S. Navy undersea warfare experts needed the ability for submerged U.S. submarines to deploy ocean mines from long ranges via the submarine's torpedo tubes. They found a solution from General Dynamics Mission Systems in Quincy, Mass.
Officials of the Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington announced a potential $58.1 million contract to General Dynamics in September to develop the Mining Expendable Delivery Unmanned Submarine Asset (MEDUSA) system. The contract without options is for $16 million.
MEDUSA will be an advanced maritime mining system with long-range offensive capabilities, and is to meet requirements for future submarine delivery of ocean mine payloads.
It is to be a tactical clandestine mining system, with expendable unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) launched from submarine torpedo tubes. The MEDUSA system will consist of the MEDUSA medium-class UUV, supporting equipment, and payloads. This contract is for prototype design, test, and risk reduction.
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