AN/SLQ-25 Nixie

Country of Origin: USA

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The AN/SLQ-25 Nixie is an electro-acoustic, towed torpedo countermeasures device. The Nixie operates as a decoy, drawing an enemy torpedo away from the real target and attracting the torpedo to itself by sending out an acoustic signal.

The Nixie includes an acoustic projector in the TB-14 towed "fish" that transmits the signal, a tow and signal cable, and a main electronic console. Two towed bodies are streamed at once to provide a backup when one is destroyed by the torpedo it is...

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