The US Navy is testing an aerial laser that can detect underwater mines, and it could change naval warfare
US Navy
The US Navy used an MH-60S helicopter-mounted laser system to scan and detect underwater mine-like targets during the ongoing 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.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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