2017 U.S. Navy Illustrated Encyclopedia of Weapons, Ships, and Equipment by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: helicopter, ships, navy, submarines, naval, missiles, carriers
Publisher: Progressive Management

WLD-1 Remote Minehunting System (RMS)

Description

The WLD-1 Remote Minehunting System consists of one remote multi-mission vehicle and one AQS-20A variable-depth sonar. RMS is a high-endurance, semi-submersible, unmanned, off-board, flow-observable vehicle operated from the littoral combat ship (LCS). RMS is launched with a pre-programmed search pattern and will search detect, classify, and identify non-mine objects and mine threats. RMS is capable of line-of-sight and over-the-horizon operations. Once the mission is completed, RMS will return to the ship and data will be downloaded for post-mission analysis in which targets classified as mines are passed to follow-on systems for neutralization.

Status

To support LCS integration, RMS is being used as a surrogate tow platform for the AQS-20 sensor until the common unmanned surface vehicle has completed development and testing for LCS mine countermeasure mission package integration in FY 2020.

Developers

Lockheed Martin Riviera Beach, Florida

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