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Thales Underwater Systems has been at the

forefront of submarine sonar development for
more than 40 years and, as a result, has a unique
understanding of the submarine’s complex role and
the ever changing threat from more sophisticated,
faster and quieter submarines.

© 2005 THALES UNDERWATER SYSTEMS Ltd/3/•MP3249D/R•04/1205/FWB/1000 The Company understands the operational
constraints within which submarines operate and
the extent to which these are influenced by the
Thales Underwater Systems Thales Underwater Systems marine environment. This wealth of knowledge has
Thales Underwater Systems
Ocean House - Templecombe 525, route des Dolines - BP 157 274 Victoria Road - Rydalmere been applied to the development of Sonar 2076,
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United Kingdom France Australia passive/active search and attack sonar suite.
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Final Phase Update and is also being fitted to the

Astute Class submarines. The system has now
entered service following an extensive series of
highly successful sea trials.
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The system consists of a comprehensive
suite of outboard arrays, combined with
an inboard processing capacity providing
UHF Intercept Array
a capability that is an order of magnitude
greater than any other submarine sonar.

The outboard components comprise:

n Hull-mounted flank, bow, mine Tow Cable Forward Fin Underwater

Telephone Array
detection and intercept arrays

n Fin-mounted underwater Sonar 2076 is now in service with the

communications arrays Royal Navy

n Towed array with associated reelable The principal inboard equipment consists
cable system of processing cabinets, active transmit
cabinets, a cooler cabinet, operator
These arrays have been developed multi-function consoles and a recording
specifically for the Trafalgar Class suite. In terms of sheer processing
submarine and utilise the latest materials power, this represents a signal
technology and manufacturing techniques processing capability approximately five
to maximise the achievable performance times greater, and a data processing
within the physical constraints of the capability approximately ten times
installation. In particular: greater, than any other sonar system in Aft Passive Ranging Patches
the world today. mounted on both sides of hull
n The flank arrays provide levels of
performance that dramatically Sonar 2076 has also been selected by Mid Passive Ranging Patches
mounted on both sides of hull UHF Intercept
increase the submarine’s ability to BAE Systems for fitting to the Astute
Array
detect, track and classify contacts at Class submarines. The system is being
long range and represent a unique fitted as a common product to the Comprehensive set of large scale Passive
capability Trafalgar Class, with only minor Flank Arrays mounted on both sides of
the hull
modifications to suit Astute specific
n Sea trials have demonstrated that the requirements. This has dramatically Forward Passive Ranging Patches
towed array out-performs any other improved the affordability of implementing mounted on both sides of hull
towed array in production today the Astute sonar solution and will also
significantly reduce the through-life
support costs across all the platforms Passive Towed Array deployed
fitted with the system. from reelable cable system
mounted under casing
The only significant difference for the
systems fitted to Astute is the provision
of a Towed Array Handling System Main Conformal
capable of reeling the Sonar 2076 towed Passive/ Active Bow
array. This is being procured under a Mine Detection and Array
separate contract. Obstacle Avoidance Array

Sonar 2076 is being fitted to the ASTUTE Class

Submarine