MH-60S w. AQS-20
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In a September 2005 article, DID referred in passing to several recent advances in US mine detection technologies, including a new AQS-20A mine detecting sonar array, and airborne laser systems mounted to MH-60S helicopters. All of this is in the service of the USA’s new naval emphasis on littoral warfare and accompanying doctrinal changes, which DID has also covered. So, what’s the AN/AQS-20? And how is it also related to a new US ship class, not to mention a new undersea robot?

The latest news involves reliability issues with the AQS-20’s mechanical mechanisms that have stopped its Operational Evaluation…

• The AN/AQS-20, AMCM, and Future Fleet Capabilities
• AQS-20 Contracts & Key Events

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