Navy Touts Upgrades To Frigate ASW Systems

The Royal Canadian Navy has been increasing the anti-submarine warfare capabilities of its frigates.

The Halifax-class frigates have received upgrades to their underwater warfare suite to address new submarine and torpedo threats, according to a service release on Monday.

Enhancements include a new towed array sonar with inline projector technology; wideband hull-mounted sonar; and the new torpedo sonar intercept and classification (TORSIC) system, which detects sonar used by a...