A Brief History of Active Sonar

Abstract

As background for this special issue on strandings and mid-frequency active sonar (MFAS), this paper presents a brief history of active sonar, tracing the development of MFAS from its origins in the early 20th century through the development of current tactical MFAS.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA517563

Entities

People

  • Angela D'amico
  • Richard Pittenger

Organizations

  • Naval Information Warfare Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Signals
  • Acoustics
  • Active Sonar
  • Anti-Submarine Missiles
  • Antisubmarine Warfare
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Echo Ranging
  • Littoral Warfare
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Range Finding
  • Scanning Sonar
  • Second World War
  • Sonar
  • Submarine Warfare
  • Undersea Warfare

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