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ELECTRONIC WARFARE
AND COUNTERMEASURES
SEA SPOTTER IRS2T - Naval IR Staring and Tracking
System
The Sea Spotter is an advanced Naval IRST system that will enable
a naval vessel to automatically locate and pinpoint threats and
targets located around it without being exposed to enemy systems.
The system, dubbed Sea Spotter, is a new generation (third
generation) infrared staring system that is capable of automatically
locating both surface and airborne targets, supersonic and slow,
very small targets above and around the vessel, from horizon to
zenith and transferring the data to the ship's combat system for
interception.
Based on infrared sensors, the Sea Spotter is a completely passive
system. Unlike electromagnetic radar systems, it does not emit any
signals, so that as part of its situational awareness, it can "see" but
not be seen without emitting any beams and without giving away the
ship's position.
SCUTTER - Reactive Expendable Acoustic Torpedo TORBUSTER - Combined Soft Kill /
Countermeasure Hard Kill Torpedo Decoy
SCUTTER is a self-propelled, third generation reactive, expendable The TORBUSTER is a fourth generation
torpedo Countermeasure, capable of Protect a submarine from torpedo decoy for submarines. It provides
passive and active acoustic homing torpedoes. Scutter has a threat effective defence against all types of acoustic
library, based on intelligence programmed by the user, which is homing torpedoes.
used to select the appropriate response. Designed to respond
simultaneously to multiple torpedoes of various types. SCUTTER is Upon detection of an incoming torpedo
self-destructs at the end of its mission. (external to the system), the TORBUSTER
system will launch a decoy from an external
An effective defense for surface ships in addition to submarines, launcher. The decoy will propel itself to a safe
SCUTTER is operational in several World-class navies. distance from the submarine, and seduce
the incoming torpedo by transmitting specific
acoustic signals using a technology based on
the Scutter, reactive acoustic decoy.
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