Kongsberg sonar for Finnish corvettes
Kongsberg Maritime has received a contract from the Finnish Defence Force to deliver the ST2400 Variable Depth Sonar (VDS) upgrade for the Hamina-class corvette fleet, the company announced on 5 June.
The upgrade will provide an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capability for all four Hamina-class corvettes operating in the Baltics.
The ST2400 VDS is a medium-frequency sonar designed to detect submarines, mines and UUVs in littoral waters. Weighing less than three tonnes, the sonar can be rapidly deployed for high speed manoeuvring in addition to full stop (dipping mode). The ST2400 VDS is a compact package with omni-directional coverage and performance that is able to overcome challenging acoustic environments while not limiting the vessel's manoeuvrability.
Thomas Hostvedt Dahle, director of sales, Kongsberg Maritime Subsea Naval, said: ‘The Finnish Navy has been our key partner from the early development of the first ST240 VDS in the 90’s to the latest version of the ST2400 VDS that we have today.
‘It has been field tested in challenging conditions in the very shallow parts of the Baltics where reverberation issues and layers are dominant. We look forward to continue to improve and develop our system to operate in probably the world’s toughest ASW environment, together with the Finnish Navy.’
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