Marport Releases White Paper on Software Defined Sonar for the Underwater Battlespace
Today Marport released its latest white paper entitled Software Defined Sonar for the Network Centric Underwater Battlespace.
A major naval challenge is occurring in the undersea environment. Command of the seas depends on achieving and maintaining undersea superiority. In littoral waters and maritime chokepoints, this requires an ability to counter underwater mines, while in deeper waters the ability to counter submarines is paramount.
Future multi-dimensional maritime battle networks will likely include undersea combat networks. This will require that allied navies develop deployable undersea combat networks, consisting of surface vessels, submarines, small manned underwater vehicles, autonomous underwater vehicles and deployable sonar and sensor arrays, all operating in a network-centric underwater battlespace. These new requirements call for a robust and sustained undersea warfare research and development effort. Accordingly, navies should begin a concerted R&D program for these types of systems, as well as a new generation of littoral anti-submarine sonar systems.
Marport is a world leader in the design and development of Software Defined Sonar – a broadband, multimode sonar technology platform that uses programmable digital processors to provide the features needed for next generation underwater sensing, surveillance and communication applications.
Being a genuine broadband, multimode sonar system, Software Defined Sonar is not restricted to operation on a single frequency or proprietary transducers. As such, it can serve a wide variety of legacy sonar applications and can support rapid development and deployment of novel sonar solutions. The flexibility of the system’s software configurable “sonar computer” allows users to dynamically tune the transceiver from 1 kHz to 1.25 MHz. The system increases underwater tactical capability, improves functionality, enhances signal processing and substantially reduces costs – all while replacing racks of legacy sonar equipment.
The White Paper (in PDF format) can be downloaded by clicking the following link: Software Defined Sonar for the Network Centric Underwater Battlespace
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