The
Littoral Airborne Sensor/Hyperspectral (LASH) imaging system developed by the
United States Navy combines optical imaging hardware, navigation and stabilization, and advanced image processing and algorithms to provide real-time submarine target detection, classification, and identification in
littoral waters. Operating in visible and near
infrared spectrum (390 to 710 nm), LASH collects hyperspectral imagery using many spectral channels (
colors) to exploit subtle color features associated with targets of interest. Developed as a pod-mounted system, LASH can be operated from a
P-3C Orion,
SH-60B Seahawk, or other platforms in support of anti-
submarine warfare, mine detection, passive bathymetry, near-shore mapping, and land-based detection, discrimination and targeting.