Sonar
SQUID: China’s Highly Sensitive Submarine Detector
Chinese scientists developed an affordable and highly sensitive version of a Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID), according to research published in late 2023.
SQUIDs are...
Boeing’s New ‘Orca’ Extra-Large Underwater Drone
Boeing has delivered its first "Orca" Extra Large Uncrewed Undersea Vehicle to the US Navy. The Orca is the first of a new class...
Royal Australian Navy Divers Hit by Chinese Sonar
Australian naval divers from the frigate HMAS Toowoomba conducting minor repairs in international waters near Japan were exposed to active sonar pulses from Chinese...
Anti-Submarine Warfare: Now More Accurate
Sonobuoys are air-launched expendable, electro-mechanical anti-submarine warfare (ASW) acoustic sensors designed to relay underwater sounds of ships and submarines. The devices enable Navy ASW...
Major Support to Naval Rescue Teams
Navies delivering aid are first to arrive on scene following a natural disaster. The vessels are vulnerable to groundings and collisions with submerged objects....
Naval Minehunting Enters New Stage
Unmanned minehunting technologies are gaining momentum, and the transition to the widespread use of autonomous systems in mine countermeasures is becoming a reality in...
Airborne Device Detects Multiple Submerged Submarines
An Italian company that specializes in aerospace, defense, and security, has recently developed a new airborne system capable of detecting and tracking multiple underwater...
