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Navy/USMC

Navy MH-60R Gets New Submarine Detection Sensor

Kelsey Reichmann

Wednesday, November 18th, 2020

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Navy MH-60R Gets New Submarine Detection Sensor

Lockheed Martin will be integrating Magnetic Anomaly Detection-Extended Role (MAD-XR) systems on six Navy MH-60R helicopters as part of a new subcontract announced with CAE.

Lockheed Martin [LMT] will be integrating Magnetic Anomaly Detection-Extended Role (MAD-XR) systems on six Navy MH-60R helicopters as part of a new subcontract announced with CAE. The integration will give the MH-60R the ability to detect submarines and could be used for navigation in a GPS-denied environment, CAE told Defense Daily. The integration will be completed by Lockheed Martin under phase one of the contract by 2023. “Over the past several years we have conducted several trials with the U.S.…

Congress

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