The Navy recently awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $45 million contract for Phase 3 of low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the AES-1 Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS). "What's critical to the warfighter is the performance of the system. Dan Chang, Northrop Grumman's vice president of Maritime and Tactical Systems said in a statement. "We are confident that DT-IIE results will prove the unique threat detection value and performance of our ALMDS." The ALMDS pod is mounted on an MH-60S…
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