Friday, June 27, 2008

New Towed Array for Surface Ships

First new towed array for surface ships being developed since the Cold War.

From YourDefenceNews:

The MFTA is the next generation passive and active sonar receiver configured as a long three inch diameter array that can be towed behind surface ships. It provides several enhancements to the legacy AN/SQR-19 Tactical Towed Array System (TACTAS) enabling greater coverage and increased capability and reliability. The MFTA significantly contributes to the capability of surface ships to detect, localize and prosecute undersea threats, and is a critical sensor for the ship's combat systems suite.

Information for the system it is replacing is here.

Congrats to Lockheed.

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