active sonar in a sentence
Examples
- The active sonar used in such operations is often of " mid-frequency ", approximately 3.5 kHz.
- These large " active sonars " are used to search for submarines and are very powerful.
- Passive detection is almost impossible and surface units are forced to use active sonar to search.
- Modern military submarines rely almost entirely on a suite of passive and active sonars to locate targets.
- Once at close range the Spearfish uses active sonar to classify and home in on its target.
- The primary tactical active sonar of a submarine is usually in the bow, covered with a protective dome.
- Unlike active sonar, passive sonar does not emit its own signal, which is an advantage for military vessels.
- Active sonar relies on an audible " ping " to generate echoes to reveal objects around the submarine.
- The coauthor of the interim report stated that animals killed by active sonar of some Navy ships were injured.
- It is a Low Frequency Active Sonar ( LFAS ) and consists of both active and passive sonar arrays.