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variable-depth sonar

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variable-depth sonar [′ver·ē·ə·bəl ¦depth ′sō‚när]
(engineering)
Sonar in which the projector and receiving transducer are mounted in a watertight pod that can be lowered below a vessel to an optimum depth for minimizing thermal effects when detecting underwater targets.


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Unusually, they are powered by gas turbines, and in addition to an air/surface search radar and a fire control radar they have variable-depth sonar but no antisubmarine weapons.
The history of surface ship antisubmarine system development includes the SQS-26 sonar, variable-depth sonar, the Light Airborne Multipurpose System (LAMPS), towed arrays, and the SQQ-89 sonar and fire control integrated combat system.
Royal Navy, the Royal Australian Navy and others, is capable of operating as both a towed Variable-Depth Sonar (VDS) and a hull-mounted sonar.
 
 
 
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