NAVY ACQUISITION: Cost and Performance of Various Antisubmarine Warfare Systems

Abstract

The primary function of the SQR-17A is to process and display information received from sonobuoys placed in the ocean to listen forsignals that enable the ships ASW team to detect, classify, and determine the location of (localize) enemy submarines, Sonobuoys are placed in the water either by a helicopter or the ship, and their signals are received either directly on board the ship or are relayed to the ship by a helicopter monitoring the sonobuoys.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 08, 1987
Accession Number
AD1157153

Entities

People

  • Donald Fredericksen

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Signals
  • Arrays
  • Cathode Ray Tubes
  • Contract Administration
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Hard Copy
  • Helicopters
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Procurement
  • Ships
  • Test Equipment
  • Towed Arrays
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.