BAE to Combine Mine Neutralizer Into South Korean Helicopters

BAE Techniques has been chosen to combine a mine countermeasure functionality into South Korea’s new anti-mine helicopter fleet.

A part of a 7.4-million-pound ($9.4-million) take care of Korea Aerospace Industries, the British firm will provide its Archerfish single-shot mine disposal system to the Asian nation.

Based on BAE, the system is able to figuring out mine threats and emitting a formed cost warhead for efficient detonation of the goal.

It additionally makes use of high-frequency sonar and low-light video information.

Other than the Archerfish, the corporate will present engineering and upkeep.

Moreover, BAE Techniques will develop extra functionalities for the system, together with a light-weight launcher and an enhanced information connection hyperlink between the helicopter and the Archerfish automobile.

Retaining Sailors Protected

BAE’s Archerfish is a remote-controlled underwater mine neutralizer generally deployed from floor ships, underwater autos, and helicopters.

It’s already in service with the US Navy, having been built-in into the UH-60 mine clearance chopper.

The system reportedly reduces the time wanted to neutralize targets and eliminates the necessity to put divers into the water.

“Archerfish helps to maintain sailors secure, will increase the effectivity of mine clearance missions, and is small and light-weight making it excellent for integration into airborne and floor platforms,” BAE Techniques maritime director Brooke Hoskins defined.