WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon
Company (NYSE: RTN) delivered its 10th AN/AQS-20C
minehunting sonar system to the U.S. Navy. The sonar-towed body was
officially transferred to the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama
City Division. The system – which is the program of record for the
Navy's Littoral Combat Ship mine countermeasure mission package –
is now fully qualified and will move toward initial operating
capability.
The AN/AQS-20C comprises five distinct sonars, including a
synthetic aperture sonar that provides the highest possible
resolution for acoustic identification. The system detects,
classifies, localizes, and identifies mines on the seabed,
near-bottom moored mines, volume mines, and near-surface mines.
"AQS-20C is capable of enabling true single-pass, minehunting
when paired with the Barracuda mine neutralizer," said Wade Knudson, senior director of Raytheon's
Undersea Warfare Systems business area. "Delivery of the
10th towed body brings this critical autonomous
technology one step closer to IOC."
The AQS-20C system is platform agnostic and can be integrated
onto various tow vehicles. It is a key element in single sortie
detect-to-engage capability, which combines the
search-detect-identify and neutralize elements of an MCM mission on
a single platform. The program completed developmental testing in
February 2019, and will undergo
further integration on the MCM Unmanned Surface Vehicle in early
2020 and ultimately aboard the LCS.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2018 sales of $27
billion and 67,000 employees, is a technology and innovation
leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity
solutions. With a history of innovation spanning 97 years, Raytheon
provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration,
C5I® products and services, sensing, effects and mission
support for customers in more than 80 countries. Raytheon is
headquartered in Waltham,
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