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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

LCS Remote Minehunting System Reaches Reliability Milestone

Remote Multi-Mission VehicleThe remote minehunting system (RMS), a critical component of the mine countermeasures mission package for the littoral combat ship class, completed the first phase of reliability testing Nov. 22, at the Lockheed Martin facilities off the coast of Palm Beach, Fla.

The RMS, which will provide an off-board mine reconnaissance capability, successfully completed more than 500 hours of offshore, in-water testing, including line-of-sight and over-the-horizon communications checks and full exercise of vehicle control, mobility, maneuvering, and sonar towing capability.

Completed six-weeks early, the tests validated reliability and maintainability improvements made to the baseline vehicle.

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