U.S. based defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corporation demonstrated its AQS-24B mine hunting system at the Royal Navy-sponsored Unmanned Warrior exercise in Scotland marking the first time the AQS-24B towed mine hunting sensor has been deployed from an unmanned surface vessel in British waters.

Northrop Grumman said the system was remotely launched, towed and recovered from Atlas Elektronik U.K.’s ARCIMS unmanned surface vessel (USV) and was operated from a shore base at speeds of up to 18 knots.