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Northrop Grumman and Hanwha Sign MOU For Korean Helo-Based Mine Detector

Friday, February 21st, 2025

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Northrop Grumman and Hanwha Sign MOU For Korean Helo-Based Mine Detector

Northrop Grumman’s AN/AES-1 Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS) installed on an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

Northrop Grumman [NOC] signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Korea’s Hanwha to use it as a supplier for a mine detection system to be used by South Korea’s Countermeasures Helicopter (KMCH) program, the company said Thursday. Previously, in 2023 Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd. (KAI) awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to provide the AN/AES-1 Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS) and technical support for the Engineering, Manufacturing and Design (EMD) phase of the South Korea’s Korean Mine Countermeasures Helicopter (KMCH)…

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