NSWC collaborating with Germany

PANAMA CITY, Fla. - Mine warfare experts from Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City are preparing for the first major milestone of the Allied Munitions Detection Underwater (ALMOND) joint project with German partner Bundeswehr Technical Center for Ships and Naval Weapons in September. The Navy experts will be taking technology to the Baltic Sea to operate alongside German systems with the goal of advancing technologies and techniques for the detection, classification, and mapping of bottom and buried munitions. The collaboration will allow for increased capability for mapping underwater munitions, and give war-fighters an increased capability for hunting submerged and silent sea mines in intricate environments, said Dr. Jesse Angle, NSWC physicist. Additionally, the goal is to develop and deliver a mature system concept design for the Navy’s fleet. (Source: NSWC Panama City 08/11/16)