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Budget Highlights Book - DON FM&C Website - U.S. Navy

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February 2010Rebalancing Investment to Meet Global RequirementsCombat Ships (LCS), and to continue to advance the mine countermeasuresroadmap through the sustained development and application of new technologies.Figure 37 displays Mine Warfare efforts included in the FY 2011 budget.Figure 37 – Mine WarfareNEARSURFACESearch / IDNeutralizeVOLUME/BOTTOMSearch / IDNeutralizeSweepBOTTOM/BURIEDALMDSRAMICSAN/AQS-20A/RMSAMNSOASISAirborne Laser MineDetection SystemRapid Airborne MineClearance SystemMajor ProgramsSonar DetectionSystemAirborne MineNeutralization SystemOrganic Airborneand SurfaceInfluence SweepThe Organic Airborne Mine Countermeasures (OAMCM) program continuesdevelopment of five systems for the LCS Mine Warfare (MIW) mission package.The Organic Airborne and Surface Influence Sweep (OASIS) fielded on the MH‐60Splatform provides a rapid response sweeping capability against bottom and mooredacoustic and magnetic or combination acoustic/magnetic influence mines. Alsofielded on the MH‐60S, the Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS) uses alaser imaging detection and ranging blue‐green laser to detect, localize and classifynear surface, moored and floating sea mines. The AN/AQS‐20 is an underwatertowed mine hunting sonar system used to detect and identify deeper moored minesand visible bottom mines. The Airborne Mine Neutralization System (AMNS) is amine destroying wire‐guided munition with homing capability. The Rapid AirborneMine Clearance System (RAMICS) is a MH‐60S mounted 30mm gun capable ofdestroying near surface and surface moored mines. The Remote Mine HuntingSystem (RMS), used on LCS and the Arleigh Burke class destroyer, uses a robustunmanned, semi‐submersible, semi‐autonomous vehicle that can be adapted to aFY 2011 Department of the <strong>Navy</strong> <strong>Budget</strong> 5–21

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