Testing milestone reached for undersea minehunting system

Lockheed Martin has completed 500 hours of reliability testing for the U.S. Navy’s Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle (RMMV), marking a critical testing milestone. The system will provide mine reconnaissance capabilities to the Littoral Combat Ships, a recently developed class of ships designed for operations close to shore. RMMV is an unmanned, semi-submersible, semi-autonomous vehicle that tows a variable-depth sensor to detect and identify undersea threats. The testing, conducted off Palm Beach, FL, was completed ahead of schedule and concludes the first of three planned development and testing cycles aimed to improve reliability and operational availability for the Remote Minehunting System (RMS). The RMS is composed of the RMMV, its launch-and-retrieval system, the RMMV-towed sonar sensor and advanced communications equipment and software.

SOURCE: Lockheed Martin Press Release