22 août 2018 | International, Naval
By Stephen Carlson
Aug. 21 (UPI) -- The U.K. Royal Navy has accepted Thales' newest 2093 mine countermeasures sonar after extensive sea trials.
The 2093 variable depth sonar has been in Royal Navy and worldwide service since the 1980s. The current version being adopted by the U.K. is a wideband variant expected to be installed on the Sandown-class minesweeping vessels, Thales said in a news release.
The system has undergone 3 months of trials over the summer onboard the HMS Grimsby minesweeper. It is expected to be installed as the standard countermine system aboard Royal Navy ships, according to Thales.
2093 Wideband is a multi-frequency variable depth sonar system designed to detect mines in all depths of water.
The sonar receiver and transmitter are part of a towed array which is lowered below the ship by cable cable, which allows it to penetrate oceanic temperature layers. Thermal layers can block or interfere with sonar signals, making depth of the system important for some applications.
The system is based off the 2193 hull-mounted system that is in use on the Hunt-class minesweeper and other ships.
The system is expected to be widely exported to nations in Asia, the Middle East and Europe that already use similar legacy systems.
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October 7, 2019 - Babcock International has secured a three year contract, with two year optional extension, for the Gun System Automation (GSA) 9 in-service support contract with the Ministry of Defence supporting the Royal Navy. Operating jointly from our South West facilities at Devonport and Portsmouth – specialising in warship support – this contract will provide support for all aspects of GSA9 support including Electro Optical Gunfire Control System (EOGCS), the Electro Optical Sensor Platforms (EOSPs), the Quick Pointing Devices (QPD) and below decks equipment of six Control Consoles, Gun Allocation Subsystem, Gunnery Check Fire System and two Maintenance and Analysis Facilities (MAF). Through GSA9, Babcock will deliver critical services to the Royal Navy's T45 Destroyers and manage a portfolio of sub-contractors and suppliers. Richard Drake, Managing Director Babcock DST, said: “Babcock is uniquely positioned to support the defence industry through our proven weapons expertise. By combining our comprehensive technical knowhow and joining multiple equipment's together, we are well placed to deliver a superior capability for the Royal Navy.” Babcock's end-to-end solution, backed by more than a century of maritime heritage, is trusted to deliver in support of naval gunnery programmes. View source version on Babcock: https://www.babcockinternational.com/news/babcock-secures-mod-gun-system-automation-contract/