Which components are used for minehunting in the MH-52E Sea Dragon's package?

Which components are used for minehunting in the MH-52E Sea Dragon's package?

• A. AN/AQS-24A Sonar and the AN/ALQ-131 countermeasure set
• B. AN/AQS-24A Sonar and the AN/ALQ-141 countermeasure set
• C. AN/ALQ-141 countermeasure set and AN/APG-79 radar
• D. AN/AQS-24A Sonar and a hydrophone array

Answer: (B)

In airborne mine countermeasures, the minehunting package is built around sensing and protecting the aircraft while you locate and identify mines. The towed AN/AQS-24A sonar provides the active mine-hunting capability, giving real-time imagery and precise localization of underwater threats as the helicopter moves over suspected areas. To fly and hunt safely in potentially hostile environments, the package also includes a self-protection electronic countermeasure set, the AN/ALQ-141, which helps defeat radar-guided threats and missiles. That combination—the active sonar for detecting mines plus the ALQ-141 for protection—is what the MH-52E Sea Dragon uses for its minehunting mission. The other options introduce either a different ECM pod or non-matching equipment (such as a radar not used on helicopters or a hydrophone array that isn’t part of this package), so they don’t fit the standard MH-52E minehunting configuration.

In airborne mine countermeasures, the minehunting package is built around sensing and protecting the aircraft while you locate and identify mines. The towed AN/AQS-24A sonar provides the active mine-hunting capability, giving real-time imagery and precise localization of underwater threats as the helicopter moves over suspected areas. To fly and hunt safely in potentially hostile environments, the package also includes a self-protection electronic countermeasure set, the AN/ALQ-141, which helps defeat radar-guided threats and missiles.

That combination—the active sonar for detecting mines plus the ALQ-141 for protection—is what the MH-52E Sea Dragon uses for its minehunting mission. The other options introduce either a different ECM pod or non-matching equipment (such as a radar not used on helicopters or a hydrophone array that isn’t part of this package), so they don’t fit the standard MH-52E minehunting configuration.