Monday, October 06, 2008

AN/AQS-14

IOC: 1981

Also Known As: AN/AQS-14A

Origin:United States of America

Contractor/s: Northrop Grumman

Description: The AN/AQS-14 is a high speed helicopter mine hunting system. It was deployed in the Gulf of Suez in 1984, Persian Gulf in 1987, and during operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in 1990 and 1991.

The existing AQS-14 are being upgraded to the Mod A configuration with smaller avionics in order to be installed in the H60 helicopter series. The AQS-14A adds a laser mine identification capability to the sonar and provides 4 times improved sonar resolution.

Applications
CH-53E Super Stallion Operators

United States of America

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

Last Updated: Sunday, September 28, 2008

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