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Sonobuoy Contract Award $34 Mln for the United States Navy

Sparton Corporation has been awarded a contract for about $34 mln to manufacture sonobuoys for the United States Navy. The sonobuoys are intended to detect acoustic emissions or reflections from hostile submarines and re-transmit these signals to US Navy airborne antisubmarine warfare forces.

The AN/SSQ-53F sonobuoy is a passive acoustic sensor that is used for detection, classification, and localization of adversary submarines during peacetime and combat operations. The SSQ-62E DICASS sonobuoy is an active acoustic sensor that is used in the final localization and attack phase of submarine prosecutions.

Source: Company press release

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