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Submarine Warfare Division
Future Submarine Force
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Conformal Sonar Arrays |
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Conformal sonar arrays seek to provide an optimally sensor coated submarine with improved stealthat a lower total ownership cost. New technology called Conformal Acoustic Velocity Sonar (CAVES) will replace existing Wide Aperture Array technology and will be implemented starting in early units of the VIRGINIA Class. This technology will be expanded to allow conformal sonar arrays on other parts of the ship that will create new opportunities for use of bow and sail structure volumes while improving sonar sensor performance.
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