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EURONAVAL
2014 Show Daily - Thales |
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Thales
unveils new Captas-1 and BlueWatcher compact sonars at Euronaval 2014 |
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At
Euronaval 2014, Thales is announcing the launch of a new range of compact
sonars for surface combatants and patrol vessels displacing 300 tonnes
or more. Easy to install and operate, the new products include a hull-mounted
sonar, the Thales BlueWatcher, and an associated towed array sonar,
the Captas-1. |
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Thales' BlueWatcher
compact hull-mounted sonar at Euronaval 2014 |
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Faced
with an increasing number of crisis and territorial conflicts, nations
are expanding their fleets of patrol vessels and corvettes to defend
their sovereign interests in territorial waters and Exclusive Economic
Zones. This is driving demand for the systems these smaller vessels
require to detect and deter underwater threats.
Until now, the only ships equipped with sonars have tended to be frontline
warships deployed as part of a larger naval or carrier group on antisubmarine
warfare missions. Today, Thales has developed a new range of sonars
that are more compact, modular and ready to deploy on lowintensity missions
to provide an initial, high added-value ASW1 capability with high levels
of performance and dependability at lower cost.
The new range of sonars includes first the Thales BlueWatcher, a compact
hull-mounted sonar that is easy to install (plug & play) and delivers
excellent performance: this new sonar is based on the same technology
as the FLASH dipping sonar for helicopters, which is internationally
acclaimed for its operational performance and is in service with the
US Navy, the UK Royal Navy and the French Navy. |
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Thales' Captas-1 towed array sonar |
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Thales
presents also the Captas-1, the latest addition to the Captas family:
this single ceramic ring configuration uses the same technological building
blocks as the Captas-2 and Captas-4, which are in service with several
NATO countries and have made this product family the worldwide benchmark
in low-frequency variable-depth sonars. With its allelectric reeling
system, the compact, lightweight Captas-1 array is easy to deploy from
a smaller vessel.
Thales has developed this high-performance sonar suite specifically
for small surface combatants and patrol vessels, demonstrating the company's
ability to provide innovative, cost-effective ways for naval forces
all over the world to better protect their nations' sovereign interests
and achieve an operational advantage over underwater threats.
With Thales's expanded offering of high added-value sonar suites, all
vessel types can now be equipped with sonar systems that are tailored
to their missions and deliver outstanding performance under all weather
conditions and in all sea states. |
