Modern naval mines, on account of their stealth characteristic and sensor logic present significant asymmetric threats to opposing naval forces. Today’s mines can not only be triggered by collision, but also possibly influence sensors that detect and analyse a passing ship’s acoustic, magnetic, electromagnetic and pressure signature . Hence, naval powers are required to continuously develop more sophisticated and future-proof capabilities in detecting, classifying, identifying and neutralising these threats to ensure full protection and access of territorial waters and dominance in the naval battlespace.

Discussing the key essentials and system issues of practical sonar and acoustic systems in context of mine warfare – this course intends to provide delegates with comprehensive knowledge and set of practical skills in understanding modern mine warfare sonar and acoustic technology. It will cover the fundamentals of sonar theory and systems including sound propagation design and use of transducers, reverberation, hydrophones, signal processing and displays. It will also discuss the acoustic systems for mine warfare including single-beam and multi-beam echo sounders, side scan sonars, mine hunting sonars, parametric sonars, acoustic influence sweep systems and acoustic tracking systems.  Mine acoustics, mine logic and mine jamming are also presented. Performance prediction and analysis are also incorporated. The course features real-life examples and case studies as well, to best exemplify the technical concepts being discussed.

This 3-day programme is designed and developed to provide the latest practical system concepts of sonar engineering and its roles in today’s mine warfare. Featuring real-life examples and case studies, it aims to help participants to:

Mr. REX PATRICK Director ACOUSTIC FORCE – Australia

Rex Patrick is the Director of ACOUSTIC FORCE, a company that specialises in the training of operational, engineering, scientific and management personnel engaged or associated with the acoustic aspects of submarine warfare, anti submarine warfare, mine warfare and military hydrography. He has worked in sonar and acoustics field for over 26 years. Eleven of these years were spent in uniform and the remainder in “hard core” roles within the sonar industry. He has managed two significant international sonar development programs and headed a sonar research and development organisation.

This programme is specially designed for sonar specialists, operators and engineers both from the military and research and development institutions.

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For more information about the event, please contact +65 6732 5518 or email marketing@sonarengineering.com