Defense World: Erapsco To Supply 136500 Sonobuoys To US Navy For $179 Million
Erapsco Inc. has been awarded a $179 million contract for up to 136,500 Sonobuoys of various types to track submarines, the Defense Department announced Monday.
The biodegradable tubes gather data – sometimes to locate submarines, other times to monitor water temperatures or fish migration – and transmit it to aircraft, ships or satellites.
The order exercises an option from a previously announced defense contract. The work is expected to be completed in October 2017.
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WNU Editor: That's a lot of sonobuoys.
Very good, sensors and (stand of) weapons are the way to go! Less money to expensive platforms like LCS and F-35.
ReplyDeleteApparently ASW isn't being completely ignored.
ReplyDeleteAnti submarin electronic warfare . is a lot of paranoia going on .... The Russian navy will never get around this hahaha.... never I think we should deploy this in the middle of the black the Sea .what about becoming friends with the Russians and we abandon this program's f35 , for example.
ReplyDeleteThis has been going on for a half of a century in form or another. Next thing they'll discover is the US had the SOSUS program.
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