ind explosives
A mine-detection system the U.S.
Navy invested nearly $700 million
and 16 years indeveloping can't
complete its most basic functions,
according to the
Pentagon'sweapon-testing office.
The Remote Minehunting System,
or RMS, wasdeveloped for the
Navy's new littoral combatship.
The Defense Department's Office of
Operational Test & Evaluation says
the drond hunting technology was
unable to consistently identify and
destroy underwater explosives during
tests dating back to September 2014.
"The Navy has determined that the
RMS' total number of failures and
periodicity of failuresfall short of the
design requirement for thesystem,"
said Capt. Thurraya Kent,
aspokes woman for the Navy.
The controversial unmanned
mine-hunting drone, built by defense
giant Lockheed Martin,is supposed
to be a key component of theNavy's
littoral combat ships