Helicopter-fired Navy laser weapon helps attack and destroy sea mines

Helicopter-fired Navy laser weapon helps attack and destroy sea mines



The US Navy used an MH-60S helicopter-mounted laser system to scan and detect underwater mine-like targets during the ongoing multi-national Rim of the Pacific exercise, marking the first operational use of an emerging technology bringing much faster detection and a wider Field of View to countermine missions. Technology

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