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Description
This piece proposes the "COOP MCM" plan: using civilian helicopters and aircraft to conduct emergency mine clearing in wartime. It argues that helicopters are safer and faster than surface ships and that China's large inventory of civil helicopters (like the AC313) could be rapidly converted into MCM platforms using standardized, modular equipment.
Publication Date
2026
Publisher
China Maritime Studies Institute
City
Newport, RI
Keywords
Helicopter MCM, Civil Helicopters, COOP MCM, Modular Systems, Emergency Response
Recommended Citation
Wei, Zhang; Xiuzhi, Zhang; and Jiufa, Wang, "CMSI Archive Translation: An Examination of the Use of Civil Helicopters in Mine Countermeasure Operations" (2025). CMSI Translations. 73.
https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cmsi-translations/73
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