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DSTV 4
Country of Origin: France
description
The DSTV 4 is a 31-channel omni-directional passive sonobuoy for airborne anti-submarine warfare and can be dropped from a helicopter or a fixed-wing aircraft.
It operates at 65 or 330 feet (with a 990-foot-option for the 4M variant) and has a lifetime of up to eight hours. The successor is the DSTV 7.
status
Some 13,000 were produced. Current status is not reported.
builders
Thales (formerly Thomson Marconi Sonar SS), Sophia Antipolis, France
characteristics
WEIGHT Total 17 lb (8...
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