IMDEX Asia: Microflown shows off 3D acoustic sensors
First-time exhibitors Microflown Maritime displayed a range of 3D acoustic situational awareness systems suited for the defence and security market at this year’s IMDEX Asia.
The Dutch firm showcased a buoy-mounted sensor, equipped with the proprietary Acoustic Vector Sensor technology, which can detect a range of maritime threats both surface and sub-surface.
Julian Pavel, business development manager at Microflown Maritime, demonstrated how the technology works to Shephard. ‘It’s not like anything you have seen before – it can detect, localise, track and classify cooperative and non-cooperative vessels.’
Various sound sources can be detected by the passive system including helicopters, fixed-wing
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