Green light for Northrop Grumman Airborne Laser Mine Detection System
ALMDS pod mounted on an MH-60S helicopter
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March 12, 2008 A Northrop Grumman system designed to protect ships by using lasers to detect mines in the ocean has been given the go-ahead by the U.S. Navy for low-rate initial production. The US$25 million will see three Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS) produced with expectations that 25 units will be manufactured over the next five years.
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