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THE HIGHEST RESOLUTION MINEHUNTING SONAR

THE HIGHEST RESOLUTION MINEHUNTINGSONAR

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Sonar 2193>

The increased threat from new low target strength

mines in the littoral underwater battlespace is

countered by the Thales Underwater Systems Sonar

2193, now in service on the Royal Navy HUNT Class

MCMVs. This minehunting system represents a

major breakthrough in performance over previous

sonars.

System design philosophy represents a commitment

to providing the highest possible coverage rates androbustness of detection and classification

performance within a system whose technology,

reliability, installation and through life support have

been designed to meet the capability and availability

requirements of todays Navies.

www.thalesgroup.com/naval

Naval DivisionUnder Water Systems

525 route des Dolines - BP 157 - 06903 Sophia Antipolis Cedex - FranceTel : +33 (0)4 9296 3000 - Fax : +33(0)4 9296 3950 - e-mail : TUS@thales-underwater.com

www.thalesgroup.com/naval

Thales Underwater Systems274 Victoria Road - RydalmereNew South Wales 2116Australia

Tel : +61 (0)2 9848 3500Fax : +61 (0)2 9848 3888

Thales Underwater SystemsOcean House - TemplecombeSomerset BA8 0DHUnited Kingdom

Tel : +44 (0) 1963 370551Fax : +44 (0) 1963 372200

Thales Underwater Systems525, route des Dolines - BP 15706903 Sophia Antipolis CedexFrance

Tel : +33 (0)4 9296 3000Fax : +33 (0)4 9296 3950

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Sonar 2193 is characterisedby the following features:

I Optimised for the littoral underwaterbattlespace

I Can be operated globally in areaspreviously considered unsuitable forconventional mine clearance operations

I Wideband pulse compression technologyallows long range detection andclassification of new generation low

target strength mines

I Extremely high resolution in all modes

I Improved operability through the

combination of advanced Operatoraids and operationally proven HCI

I Operating modes include search,detection, classification, route surveyand mine avoidance

I Fully integrated NAUTIS III CommandSystem or interfaces available forCustomers preferred Command andControl System

I Available for new installations or as acost-effective capability upgrade forSonar 193M

Simple Installation with LowRisk

Sonar 2193 is an imaginative implementation

of proven techniques in available

commercial hardware. It can be fitted

rapidly with minimum disruption to the

vessel. In the case of vessels previously

fitted with Sonar 193M, this is achieved

largely by replacing existing hardware

enclosures.

THE WORLDS MOST ADVANCEDHULL MOUNTED MINEHUNTING SONAR

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Performance and Innovation

Modern technology plus extensive experienceof minehunting sonar design andoperational requirements have beencombined to provide a range of innovativebenefits:

I Wideband transducer arrays allow

maximum performance from the use

of the highest bandwidth-time product

available

I Advanced, fully developed CAD

algorithms, crucial to system operational

effectiveness, provide the basis for

high probabilities of detection

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Multi-ping Integration produces remarkableimprovements to both search and

classification display image quality

I Non-linear Image Compression provides a

clear tactical picture in a multiple

contact, real world environment

I Interferometric Classification, a patented

Thales Underwater Systems technique,

provides very high resolution imaging

at much longer ranges than

conventional classifiers

I Long Range Classification provides

pre-classification at detection ranges,

thus significantly reducing the load onthe Command Team

I Forward Look Route Survey

correlates survey data with data from

subsequent search and classification

operations

I A fully integrated performance prediction

and sonar settings recommendation

facility (RTPM3) ensures that the

sonar is continually optimised for the

environment

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Sonar Consoles

Command and Control

IntegratedReal Time Performance

Monitor - RTPM3

Operations Room

ComputerAided

Detection

Normal Image

Multi-ping Display

Integrated Image

ComputerAided

Classification

NewTransducer

Arrays

Sonar Dome