AN/AQS-24A Airborne Minehunting System
Advanced Capabilities/Performance Meeting the U.S. Navy's Current and Future Minehunting Challenges
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The only deployed and operationally proven, high-speed airborne mine hunting system in the world
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High-resolution, side scan sonar for real time detection, localization and classification of bottom and moored mines at high area coverage rates
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Laser line scanner provides precision optical identification of underwater mines and other objects of interest
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Simultaneous operation of Laser with sonar provides gap-filling capability and tactically advanced Target Detect and Target ID modes
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Thousands of tow hours logged from a variety of platforms
High Resolution Sonar
- High speed (18 Knot) operation
- 3" x 3" resolution
- Object detection and classification
- Target box cuing
Laser Line Scanner
- <1" resolution
- High speed operation
- Optical imagery for target I.D.
- Field proven/COTS based
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