As a means to detect drag trafficking in a maritime environment, the Counter Narcotic Acoustic Buoy is part of an inexpensive system designed to detect "Go Fast" boats and report via satellite to a designated location. A go fast boat for this evaluation is defined as any boat with twin 200 horsepower outboard engines. The buoy is designed for deployment in salt water at depths ranging from 50 to 600 feet and can be easily deployed by one or two persons. Detections are based on noise energy exceeding a preset level within a frequency band associated with the go fast boat's acoustic signature. Detection ranges have been demonstrated to greater than three nautical miles. The mission of the Department of Defense Counter-Narcoterrorism Technology Program Office is to research, develop, modify, evaluate and integrate systems to enhance current capabilities as they relate to drug interdiction. CNAB weighs seventy five pounds, is eighteen inches in diameter and is sixty six inches in length.
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