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    AQS-18A: Mid-Frequency Dipping Sonar System

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    The AQS-18A is a mid-frequency helicopter dipping sonar system designed for detecting submarines from helicopters in both shallow and deep waters. It features long pulses, high source levels, and FM capability for long-range detection. A transducer is lowered into the water from a hovering helicopter to detect targets through active echo-ranging. The sonar provides bearing, range, and target motion information to integrated aircraft systems and optional displays. It consists of a lightweight transducer, cable, and control units for flexible operation as a standalone or integrated mission system.

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    The AQS-18A is a mid-frequency helicopter dipping sonar system designed for detecting submarines from helicopters in both shallow and deep waters. It features long pulses, high source levels, and FM capability for long-range detection. A transducer is lowered into the water from a hovering helicopter to detect targets through active echo-ranging. The sonar provides bearing, range, and target motion information to integrated aircraft systems and optional displays. It consists of a lightweight transducer, cable, and control units for flexible operation as a standalone or integrated mission system.

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    The AQS-18A is a mid-frequency helicopter dipping sonar system designed for detecting submarines from helicopters in both shallow and deep waters. It features long pulses, high source levels, and FM capability for long-range detection. A transducer is lowered into the water from a hovering helicopter to detect targets through active echo-ranging. The sonar provides bearing, range, and target motion information to integrated aircraft systems and optional displays. It consists of a lightweight transducer, cable, and control units for flexible operation as a standalone or integrated mission system.

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    AQS-18A: Mid-Frequency Dipping Sonar System

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    L-3 Oceans Group

    AQS-18A
    Mid-frequency Dipping Sonar System

    The AQS-18A is a mid-


    frequency helicopter
    dipping sonar system
    designed for active,
    long-range search, localization and attack of submarines in both
    shallow and deep water environments. The sonar detects and
    Features maintains contact with underwater targets through a transducer
    lowered into the water from a hovering helicopter. Active echo-
    • Long pulses provide ranging determines the bearing, range and opening or closing rate
    high Doppler resolution of the target relative to the position of the helicopter.
    for high performance in
    The lightweight AQS-18A dipping sonar features long pulses, high
    high-reverberation
    source levels, FM capability, 16-beam signal processing, and a 20
    shallow waters
    nautical mile coverage range. The AQS-18A system is fully compatible
    • FM mode for extremely with MIL-STD-1553B databus architectures to facilitate integration
    low Doppler target with aircraft subsystems and components. Interfaces are also
    detection and maximum provided to accept input data and provide graphic and data outputs
    range resolution to a sonics data recorder, as well as video for sensor data display.
    • High source levels for The AQS-18A wet end consists of a small high-density transducer
    long-range detections assembly, a 440 m cable and compatible reeling machine and dome
    control. The dry end consists of the sonar interface unit, cable inter-
    • Standalone or mission
    face power supply and sonar control unit. The sonar interface unit
    system integrated
    has powerful signal processing algorithms specifically designed for
    • Ray trace for optimal increased pulse lengths and spare processing space for additional
    depth selection processing features such as computer-aided detection and classifica-
    tion, multi-sensor target fusion, embedded training and perform-
    ance prediction (based on environmental data collected during past
    or current missions). The sonar control unit provides simple inter-
    face menus for operator command and control of the sonar system.

    Optional dry-end subsystems include cable payout indicator,


    bearing-range indicator and multifunction display.

    REVEALING THE OCEAN'S DARKEST SECRETS


    The world leader in military and commercial acoustic sensors and systems
    AQS-18A
    L-3 Ocean Systems Mid-frequency Dipping Sonar System

    Specifications
    Operating depth 440 m (1444 ft)

    CW 9.23, 10.003, 10.774 kHz;


    Operating frequencies
    FMlo 9.485 kHz, FMhi 10.520 kHz

    Sound pressure level 217 dB/µPa/yd

    Range scales 1, 1.5, 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20 nm

    Active 3.5, 35 ms rectangular; 0.2, 0.8, 1.6,


    Operational modes
    3.2, 4 s shaped: 0.625 s FM; passive; UQC
    88.9 kg (transducer assembly);
    122.7 kg (dome control, reeling machine,
    cable and reel);
    Weight
    51.8 kg (sonar interface unit, cable interface
    power supply and sonar control unit);
    264 kg (total)

    Range, range rate, bearing, operator


    Optional components
    verification

    Dome
    Control Multistatic Capabilities
    Monitor
    The AQS-18A and HELRAS DS-100 have significant commonality
    (some 80 percent, excepting the transducers). This enables a navy
    operating both large and small helicopters to easily combine the
    operation of both types in a bistatic or multistatic operation.

    Sonar Control
    Unit (SCU)

    Reeling Machine

    Transducer

    Sonar Interface
    Unit (SIU)

    Cable Interface /
    Power Supply

    L-3 Ocean Systems Cleared by DoD/OSR for public release under OSR 07-S-2708
    on September 21, 2007.
    15825 Roxford Street | Sylmar, CA 91342-3597
    Specifications subject to change without notice. Call for latest revision.
    818.833.2602 | Fax: 818.367.5847 All brand names and product names referenced are trademarks, registered
    www.L-3Com.com/os trademarks, or trade names of their respective holders. 11/07

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