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Navy/USMC

ONR Readying Sensor For Finding Small Boats

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, April 6th, 2012

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The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is planning to test an airborne sensor designed to detect small boats this summer. ONR envisions placing the Multi-Mode Sensor Seeker (MMSS) on the Northrop Grumman [NOC]-built Fire Scout unmanned helicopter, enabling it autonomously identify small boats, such as pirate skiffs. ONR said the system will alleviate the workload of sailors aboard ships already consumed with having to pour through loads of data. The MMSS uses a mix of high definition cameras, mid-wave sensors…

Congress

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Congress

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Congress

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Congress

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