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Two LCS MCM Programs Finish Integration Tests

Friday, January 25th, 2019

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Two LCS MCM Programs Finish Integration Tests

A rendering of the Knifefish medium unmanned underwater vehicle (MUUV) which will be deployed from the littoral combat ship to sweep mines. (Illustration: General Dynamics)

The Navy successfully finished shipboard integration testing of the Knifefish unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) and Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) on board the USS Independence (LCS-2) on Jan. 14, Naval Sea (NAVSEA) Systems Command said Thursday. Knifefish and UISS are two elements of the Mine Countermeasure Mission Package (MCM MP) for Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs). These systems will target specific segments of the water column and sections of the MCM detect-to-engage sequence. During integration events, both systems successfully demonstrated a…

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