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Navy Halts MH-60S AMCM OPEVAL, Review Underway

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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

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By Geoff Fein Reliability issues with the AQS-20 sonar's cable winch system aboard the MH-60S Seahawk, have led the Navy to suspend the system's operational evaluation (OPEVAL) while an independent team reviews the effort. Last Friday the Navy told lawmakers that it was de-certifying OPEVAL for the Q-20, as it is known. Raytheon [RTN] makes the sonar. "Although the MH-60S aircraft has demonstrated the ability to accomplish airborne towing missions on numerous occasions, both in developmental and operational test training,…

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