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Navy/USMC

Northrop Grumman Orders Airborne Mine Detection Pods From CPI Aero

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, July 26th, 2012

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CPI Aerostructures [CVU] has received an order from Northrop Grumman [NOC] to produce pods for housing the Navy’s Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS) intended to operate off the Littoral Combat Ships, CPI said yesterday. The four pods are for the fourth low-rate initial production (LRIP) run of the ALMDS, which is designed for mounting on helicopters operating off ships to detect moored mines just below the water’s surface. CPI built the pods for the first three LRIPs. ALMDS uses streak…

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