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Navy/USMC

Navy Announces Independent Review of Remote Minehunting System

Valerie Insinna

Wednesday, October 14th, 2015

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Navy Announces Independent Review of Remote Minehunting System

The Remote Minehunting System built by Lockheed Martin. Photo: Navy

In response to pressure from Congress, the Navy has launched an independent review of the remote minehunting system (RMS) built by Lockheed Martin [LMT], the centerpiece of the Littoral Combat Ship’s (LCS) mine countermeasures mission package.The service grew concerned about one component of the RMS system, the Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle (RMMV), which performed poorly during technical evaluations that wrapped up this August, Capt. Thurraya Kent, a Navy spokeswoman, told Defense Daily. The review is meant to help the Navy decide…

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