HELRAS Dipping Sonar Completes Sea Acceptance Test Onboard the Seagull USV

Haifa, Israel, February 07, 2019 – In a Sea Acceptance Test (SAT) performed by the Israeli Navy, a Helicopter Long-Range Active Sonar (HELRAS) dipping sonar was successfully converted for operation onboard the SeagullTM, Elbit Systems’ Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV).

Operating a dipping sonar onboard a USV significantly increases the operational working time and substantially enhances that detection capabilities and the effectiveness of Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW).

The Seagull autonomous multi-mission USV features switchable, modular mission payload suites and can perform, in addition to ASW, Mine Countermeasure missions (MCM), Electronic Warfare (EW), Maritime Security (MS), Hydrography and other missions using the same vessel, mission control system and data links. Seagull offers navies a true force multiplier delivering enhanced performance to naval operations, reducing risk to human life and dramatically cutting procurement and operating costs.

Source: A HELRAS Dipping Sonar Completed Sea Acceptance Test Onboard the Seagull USV

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ASW - Anti Submarine Warfare
EW - Electronic Warfare
HELRAS - Helicopter Long-Range Active Sonar
MCM - Mine CounterMeasures
MS - Maritime Security
SAT - Sea Acceptance Test
USV - Unmanned Surface Vessel

Components : HELRAS
Navies : Seagull

Israel