Easytrak for US Navy Vessels and Helicopters

The SeaFox system addresses an urgent operational need from U.S. Navy Central Command for more effective mine countermeasure systems to be installed on its Avenger-class ships and MH-53 Sea Dragon helicopters. 

Seafox is an expendable, remotely operated underwater vehicle containing an explosive warhead used to neutralise the target mine. The Seafox vehicle is guided to the target from the parent ship or helicopter using a combination of Applied Acoustics’ Easytrak and the vehicle’s own on-board sonar. Easytrak utilises a multi-element, single transducer to send and receive acoustic signals underwater from which range, bearing and depth information can be determined. 

This Applied Acoustics contract to supply Easytrak USBL systems for the Seafox mine disposal vehicles follows its earlier success supplying the Royal Navy’s Hunt and Sandown class mine counter measure vessels and similar contracts with other European naval forces.