RSSLE sonars

摘要

L-3 Klein Associates, USA, has announced it has received a US$4.3 million (GB£2.8 million) award from MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) of Canada to supply four of its S5900 sidescan sonar systems and accessories for the Royal Canadian Navy's Route Survey System Life Extension (RSSLE) Programme. The RSSLE Programme will provide required updates for certain subsystems of Canada's Integrated Survey and Inspection System (ISIS), operated in the Kingston-class maritime coastal defence vessels (MCDVs), The S5900, together with other updates, will provide the Canadian Armed Forces with extended in-service life-cycle support through the end of the planned operational life of the MCDV fleet (projected to at least 2025). The system will also provide improved seabed obstacle detection capability and a reduced risk of obstacle collision and tow body grounding during operations.