Expenditures associated with underwater acoustic systems are sometimes prohibitive owing to ships operating costs to install, maintain and utilize these systems. Launching, maintenance and use of precision long baseline navigation systems from the air are inherently cost effective for specific mission applications. Air launch technology also provides for rapid development of acoustic systems which, in many instances, is mandated. This paper discusses the current technology, methodology and specific products developed and currently in use which are air launched, such as duplex acoustic/RF sonobuoys, transponder systems and the associated navigation systems. Based on the developments to date, additional air launched concepts are discussed. Specific cost tradeoffs are presented depicting amortized savings over typical ship launched and maintained systems. The development cost of these systems are far outweighed by the resultant savings in ship's operating costs.
Air launched underwater acoustic systems
Unterwasser akustische Systeme, die aus der Luft installiert werden
Ocean Engineering and the Environment. Conf. Record ; 2 ; 675-681
1985
7 Seiten, 5 Bilder, 3 Tabellen
Conference paper
English
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