The AN/BLQ-11 autonomous unmanned undersea vehicle (formerly the Long-Term Mine Reconnaissance System (LMRS)) is a

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-launched and tube-recovered underwater search and survey unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) capable of performing autonomous

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reconnaissance as much as in advance of a host -, -, or -class submarine. LMRS is equipped with both forward-looking

sonar Sonar (sound navigation and ranging or sonic navigation and ranging) is a technique that uses sound propagation (usually underwater, as in submarine navigation) to navigate, measure distances ( ranging), communicate with or detect objects on ...

and side-scan

synthetic aperture sonar Synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) is a form of sonar in which sophisticated post-processing of sonar data is used in ways closely analogous to synthetic aperture radar. Synthetic aperture sonars combine a number of acoustic pings to form an image wit ...

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concluded the detailed design phase of the development project on 31 August 1999. In January 2006, successfully demonstrated homing and docking of an LMRS UUV system during at-sea testing.

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*http://auvac.org/platforms/view/128 Equipment of the United States Navy Autonomous underwater vehicles {{USN-stub