Benefits
- Compact size - LFATS is a small, lightweight, air-transportable, ruggedized system
- Specifically designed for easy installation on small vessels.
- Configurable - LFATS can operate in a stand-alone configuration or be easily integrated into the ship’s combat system.
- Tactical bistatic and multistatic capability - a robust infrastructure permits interoperability with the HELRAS helicopter dipping sonar and all key sonobuoys.
- Highly maneuverable - own-ship noise reduction processing algorithms, coupled with compact twin-line receivers, enable short-scope towing for efficient maneuvering, fast deployment and unencumbered operation in shallow water.
- Compact Winch and Handling System - an ultrastable structure assures safe, reliable operation in heavy seas and permits manual or console-controlled deployment, retrieval and depth-keeping. > Full 360° coverage - a dual parallel array configuration and advanced signal processing achieve instantaneous, unambiguous left/right target discrimination.
- Space-saving transmitter tow-body configuration - innovative technology achieves omnidirectional, large aperture acoustic performance in a compact, sleek tow-body assembly.
- Reverberation suppression - the unique transmitter design enables forward, aft, port and starboard directional transmission. This capability diverts energy concentration away from shorelines and landmasses, minimizing reverb and optimizing target detection.
- Sonar performance prediction - a key ingredient to mission planning, LFATS computes and displays system detection capability based on modeled or measured environmental data.
