Review of Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (AUV) Developments 
system that will operate clandestinely from U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. It will be launched 
from a torpedo tube. The UUV will be recovered through the submarine's torpedo tubes via a 
mechanical arm that is housed in another tube. The LMRS consists of a self-propelled, 21-inch 
diameter autonomous UUV equipped with mine search and classification sonars for locating 
mine-like objects in a naval operational area of interest. The LMRS will provide an early, rapid, 
accurate means of surveying potential mine fields in support of proposed amphibious 
operations, other battle group operations, and safe ship transit around mined waters. 
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