
The Navy and contractor testing of the remote minehunting system designed to operate off the Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) has not been realistic and has artificially inflated the reliability of the system, according to a report this week by the Pentagon’s independent testing office. The remote minehunting system (RMS) is part of the anti-mine mission package for the LCSs, and consists of the unmanned remote multi-mission vehicles (RMMVs), which are meant to operate autonomously for search for mines and carry…