Each employs sonar and video systems ... namely finding a purpose for its oft-maligned littoral combat ships (LCS). The Navy announced in late April that it placed the first Mine Countermeasures ...

Matthew Lehmann, program manager for LCS Mission Modules ... while the MH PDS utilizes the AN/AQS-20 sonar system to detect and identify mines. Rear Adm. Kevin Smith, the PEO USC program ...