BAE Systems gets go-ahead for second phase of mission communications programme
DARPA’s Mission-Integrated Network Control (MINC) programme was set up to develop an autonomous tactical network and enable critical data flow in contested environments.
GeoSpectrum claims breakthrough with compact underwater acoustic range
Canada-based GeoSpectrum Technologies, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems, on 10 August launched its C-Bass family of compact Very Low Frequency (VLF) long-range acoustic underwater transducers.
Traditional high-power underwater VLF sources are extremely large, costly and manpower-intensive to run, according to GeoSpectrum, so there is a clear market appetite for smaller, lightweight and more deployable solutions.
With a range of more than 2,500km, C-BASS is suitable for a subsea applications such as: communication/transmission from shore or surface units to submarines; diver alert and communications; communication with UUVs for control/positioning; minesweeping; and augmentation of submarine signatures when transiting in or out of ports or narrow passages.
C-BASS transducers are available in a variety of sizes and configurations, from the 20cm-diameter configuration that can fit in a medium-sized UUV up to the 1.1m-diameter unit used in a multisource high-power configuration for seismic exploration.
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