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Naval
Defense Industry News - Germany, UK |
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Elektronik UK to deliver more Cerberus Diver Detection Systems to international
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ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK Ltd is delighted to announce that it has recently
secured two significant contracts for the supply of its class leading
Cerberus Mod 2 Diver Detection Sonar (DDS) systems. Both orders are
for permanently deployed systems which will be used for the protection
of key overseas infrastructure with one of the installations being an
integrated, multiple head system to provide complete underwater sonar
protection for a location of high national importance. |
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Artist Impression:
Cerberus in use
(Picture: Atlas Elektronik)
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Being
recognised as the class leading portable DDS system, Cerberus was chosen
for its superior performance in challenging underwater environments
and for its reliability and value for money. These contracts will be
delivered during 2013 and early 2014 and will include equipment supply,
training and installation support.
Commenting on these latest contracts, Dr Antoni Mazur, Managing Director
of ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK said “I am extremely delighted with the
award of these contracts to provide multiple systems for important overseas
installations. Unfortunately we cannot disclose the Customers or locations
for either contract but the sales, one of which is a repeat order, again
reinforces our position as a class leader in this area. The investment
in our composite transducer manufacturing capability and the development
of advanced in-house transducer assembly techniques has led to increased
performance and reliability in the Cerberus Mod 2 DDS and I am pleased
to be able to pass the result of these developments on to our Customers.” |
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Cerberus
full kit as shown during DSEI 2013 on the Atlas Elektronik stand
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The Cerberus
Mod 2 DDS can be used to protect military vessels, port and harbours
and key infrastructure from underwater threats by alerting the operators
to the presence of open and closed circuit divers, swimmers, Autonomous
Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and Swimmer Delivery Vehicles (SDVs). The
compact, Mil-Spec system is ideally suited for expeditionary use on
platforms such as the German F125 frigate as well as for permanent installation
in military and commercial ports and harbours. Cerberus provides full
360º sonar coverage, the ability to discriminate between divers,
marine mammals and fish as well as debris floating in the water. The
system has been designed to operate autonomously providing an alarm
when the system is alerted but with a low false alarm rate.
Cerberus is being operated globally by a growing military and private
customer base utilising proven detection performance, target tracking
and classification algorithms which were developed with the extensive
heritage of advanced sonar processing and hardware development capability
within ATLAS ELEKTRONIK, the UKs leading sonar house for diver detection. |
