OCT01-05: MCM MP Successfully Completes End-to-End Testing
From Program Executive Office, Littoral and Mine Warfare Public Affairs
PANAMA CITY, Fla. - The first Mine Countermeasures Mission Package (MCM MP) for Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) successfully completed End-to-End (E2E) testing during at-sea operations off of Panama City, Fla., in August.
The test conducted at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) validated the ability of the MCM MP Application Software to establish command and control, as well as enable operation of the Remote Minehunting System (RMS) and the MCM Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV).
Sailors assigned to the MCM MP detachment from the LCS-class squadron operated and maintained the system during the test period. The MCM MP Detachment Sailors conducted standard RMS and USV missions; validated operational and maintenance procedures; and collected technical performance measure data.
Different Mission Modules comprise Mission Packages, a combined set of remote sensors, precision weapons, software components and off-board vehicles packaged in a modular fashion to easily and quickly swap in and out of the LCS. Each mission package provides warfighting capabilities for focused mission area. The MCM MP is specifically designed for the detection and neutralization of mine threats.
The August testing focused on two of the four MCM Mission Modules: the Remote Minehunting Module and Unmanned Influence Sweep Module. The Coastal Mine Reconnaissance and the Organic Airborne MCM Modules will be part of future testing. The next phase of MCM MP E2E testing is tentatively scheduled for summer 2010.
NSWC PCD, a field activity of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), is the technical direction agent for the MCM Mission Package. The Program Executive Office (PEO) Littoral and Mine Warfare's is an affiliated PEO of the NAVSEA. PEO LMW designs, delivers and maintains the systems, equipment and weapons needed by the warfighter to dominate the littoral battle space and provide the Warfighter Assured Access.
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