Australia Test New Minehunter Capabilities
Australia Test New Minehunter Capabilities 16 Maret 2017 Crew members from HMAS Huon and 723 Squadron practice personnel transfers during Exercise OCEAN EXPLORER. (photo : RAN, images : Thales) Mine hunters conduct advance force operations HMAS Huon has tested a critical piece of mine countermeasures equipment and practiced helicopter operations as part of Exercise OCEAN EXPLORER. Over a two week period, the mine hunter tested her Type 2093 variable depth sonar for accuracy and carried out vertical replenishments and personnel transfers with aircraft from 723 Squadron. Commanding Officer Lieutenant Commander Jason Mullen said the role of the mine hunters - to find, identify and dispose of mines – often placed them in harm’s way. For that reason all systems onboard needed to be validated on a regular basis to ensure mines and obstacles were dealt with at a safe distance. “We need to be fully cognisant of our system’s capabilities as this affects how we train and d...