Submarine Survivor Locating Device (Navy)
Abstract
A successful FCT will provide the United States Navy an automatic location device utilizing Very High Frequency (VHF) radio technology integrated with the Global Positioning Satellite system. It will enable rescue operations to home directly on submarine escape survivors in the open ocean. The primary outputs and efficiencies to be demonstrated in the FCT are: (1) successful location of distressed submariners on the ocean's surface vice the current technology which only identifies the coordinates of the distressed submarine; and (2) avoid RDT&E costs of $4.750 million.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- a415b7224f57df84d565bd6d6c146e6b