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Navy Demonstrates New Prototype MCM Technology On MQ-8C

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Navy Demonstrates New Prototype MCM Technology On MQ-8C
MQ-8C Fire Scout demonstrates a new mine countermeasure (MCM) prototype technology in May 2022 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, the Single-system Multi-mission Airborne Mine Detection (SMAMD) System optical sensor suite. (Photo: U.S. Navy).

The Navy recently demonstrated the prototype Single-system Multi-mission Airborne Mine Detection (SMAMD) System mine countermeasure (MCM) technology aboard an MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aircraft. The SMAMD demonstration was used on an MQ-8C flying out of Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., seeking to gather performance data for the Fire Scout and SMAMD system to inform future MCM integration efforts. On July 7 the service announced this testing occurred in May. SMAMD was developed by BAE Systems under a Future Naval Capability…

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