Northrop Grumman Demonstrates the Operational Utility and Versatility of the AQS-24B Mine Hunting System at the UK's Unmanned...
October 27 2016 - 03:00AM
LONDON, Oct. 27, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop
Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) successfully demonstrated the
AQS-24B mine hunting system at the Royal Navy-sponsored Unmanned
Warrior exercise in Scotland. This was the first time the AQS-24B
towed mine hunting sensor has been deployed from an unmanned
surface vessel in British waters.
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The demonstration highlights Northrop Grumman's
leading role in proving the operational utility of unmanned
maritime systems in the air, surface and subsurface domains. The
system was remotely launched, towed and recovered from Atlas
Elektronik U.K.'s ARCIMS Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) and was
operated from a shore base at speeds of up to 18 knots. At speeds
of nearly twice that of any other mine hunting system on the
market, the USV/ AQS-24B combination quickly completed a number of
scenarios and challenges that were set by the Royal Navy's Mine
Warfare Group.
The AQS-24B system includes the world's first
operational High Speed Synthetic Aperture Sonar (HSSAS) and an
optical laser line scan sensor. With this unique sensor combination
the system demonstrated its versatility by performing mine
detection, localisation, classification and identification in a
simulated mine field at the British Underwater Test and Evaluation
Centre (BUTEC) range in Scotland.
"Our team's demonstration at Unmanned Warrior
proves that unmanned systems combined with the right payloads can
perform high speed mine countermeasures tasks, greatly reducing the
mine clearance timeline while keeping naval personnel out of harm's
way," said Alan Lytle, vice president, undersea systems, Northrop
Grumman Mission Systems. "The USV/AQS-24B combination provides a
highly effective and affordable mine countermeasure solution for
our allies and theatre security partners."
"The collaborative spirit shown across all parties
in the Unmanned Warrior exercise has been exceptional," said Andrew
Tyler, chief executive, Northrop Grumman Europe. "The exercise has
demonstrated the technologies that underpin the USV/AQS-24B
capability are at a mature readiness level and could be deployed in
the short to medium term."
The Unmanned Warrior demonstration builds on
Northrop Grumman's successful unmanned demonstration at the U.S.
Navy's Annual Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX) at Newport, Rhode
Island, in August, where unmanned surface, undersea and air assets
collaboratively conducted an anti-submarine warfare mission.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security
company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in
autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, and logistics and
modernization to customers worldwide. Please
visit www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
Contact:
Fernando Catta-Preta (U.S.)
+1 434-974-2736 (office)
+ 1 434-242-9283 (mobile)
fernando.catta-preta@ngc.com
Ken Beedle (U.K.)
+44 207 747 1910 (office)
+44 7787 174092 (mobile)
ken.beedle@euro.ngc.com
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