Sonardynes Scout to Guide MoD Surveys

The UK Ministry of Defence has become the first military organisation to commission Sonardyne International s new Scout underwater tracking system, which calculates the position of beacon-fitted subsea targets by measuring their ranges and bearings from a vessel mounted transceiver using ultra-short baseline positioning (USBL) methods.

The UK Ministry of Defence has become the first military organisation to commission Sonardyne International s new Scout underwater tracking system, which calculates the position of beacon-fitted subsea targets by measuring their ranges and bearings from a vessel mounted transceiver using ultra-short baseline positioning (USBL) methods.