Anti-Submarine Warfare 

The Slocum glider is a uniquely
mobile network component capable of moving to specific locations and depths and
occupying controlled spatial and temporal grids. Driven in a sawtooth vertical
profile by variable buoyancy, the glider moves both horizontally and
vertically.
The long-range and
duration capabilities of Slocum gliders make them ideally suited for subsurface
sampling at the regional scale. Carrying a wide variety of sensors, they can be
programmed to patrol for weeks at a time, surfacing to transmit their data to
shore while downloading new instructions at regular intervals, realizing a
substantial cost savings compared to traditional surface ships.
This video takes you on a Anti-Submarine Warfare ( ASW) starting with a
Rapid Environmental Assessment mission with the Slocum glider, from deployment
of the glider to collect data. Follow the glider as it surface and sends the
data to the Maritime Operations Center (MOC)via satellite.

At the MOC data is analyzed and
relevant is sent to a ship located nearby to hunt for submarine threat.

The
main
ASW operation using towed sonar array to survey area of interest can now place. An array
cable is launched and after
a few seconds a weak sound signal travels through the water column to the towed
array receiver. As the sound signal is received by the array, a data display
pops up onscreen revealing anomalies in the sonar trace.
Learn more about the Slocum Glider

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