AN/WLD-1 Remote Minehunting System

AN/WLD-1
AN/WLD-1
	Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle component of RMS

The AN/WLD-1 Remote Minehunting System (RMS), produced by Lockheed Martin, is a remotely controlled minesweeping system to be operated by surface warships. It consists of an unmanned semisubmersible vehicle, which tows a sonar array, and control infrastructure aboard the parent ship.^[1] The unmanned semisubmersible vehicle used is the US Navy Snorkeler-Class Unmanned Surface Vehicle.^[2]

In accordance with the Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS), the "AN/WLD-1" designation represents the first design of an Army-Navy electronic device for surface and underwater combined countermeasures surveillance system. The JETDS system also now is used to name all Department of Defense electronic systems.

History

In 2013, the system completed developmental testing, and was found to meet "reliability, suitability and effectiveness requirements".^[3]

The system has been installed on the Littoral Combat Ship and the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Pinckney, USS Momsen, and USS Bainbridge.^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Remote Minehunting System (RMS)". The Internet Archive: Lockheed Martin. Archived from the original on 2009-06-24.
^ "Navy Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle". US Army RDECOM AMRDEC Prototype Integration Facility. United States Army. Archived from the original on 2016-12-31. Retrieved 2016-12-31. The RMMV is the US Navy Snorkeler-class Unmanned Surface Vehicle.
^ "LCS Remote Minehunting System Completes Developmental Testing". navy.mil. PEO LCS. 12 December 2013. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
^ "Navy Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle". US Army RDECOM AMRDEC Prototype Integration Facility. United States Army. Archived from the original on 2016-12-31. Retrieved 2016-12-31. RMS is currently installed onboard USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) and systems will transition to the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) as part of the Mine Warfare and ASW Mission Packages.
^ Polmar, Norman (2013). The Naval Institute Guide to Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet (19th ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. p. 142. ISBN 9781591146872.