Underwater Warfare Technology Essentials: Integrating Sonar, Autonomous Subsea Systems, and Anti-Submarine Operations, (Paperback)

<p><b>Undersea warfare technology</b> is presented here as a practical, systems-focused guide for readers who need to understand how sonar, autonomy, navigation, and operational integration fit together in modern maritime environments.</p><p>This book moves from core physics and signal processing into mission design, platform coordination, and test and evaluation, giving a structured view of how underwater systems are conceived, built, and deployed.</p>What the book covers<ol><li><b>Mission context and requirements</b>, including operating assumptions, data needs, and documentation standards.</li><li><b>Underwater acoustics</b>, with clear treatment of propagation, frequency selection, noise, reverberation, and performance budgeting.</li><li><b>Sonar architectures and processing</b>, from active and passive concepts to beamforming, waveform design, detection, and feature extraction.</li><li><b>Array calibration and motion effects</b>, addressing geometry, alignment, and real-world platform variability.</li><li><b>Target detection, tracking, and classification</b>, including false alarm control, track management, and acoustic signature interpretation.</li><li><b>Navigation and geolocation</b>, with reference frames, inertial navigation, sensor fusion, and synchronization.</li><li><b>Autonomous subsea systems</b>, covering AUVs, UUVs, guidance and control, mission planning, communications, and coverage strategies.</li><li><b>Sensor integration on autonomous platforms</b>, including power, thermal limits, health monitoring, and validation checklists.</li><li><b>ASW system integration support</b>, with coordination concepts, shared track data, and common operating picture workflows.</li><li><b>Counter-detection and signature management</b>, including noise sources, practical mitigation, and measurement methods.</li><li><b>Testing, evaluation, and data management</b>, focused on reproducibility, ground truth, logging, and performance analysis.</li><li><b>Engineering integration for deployment</b>, from lifecycle planning to interfaces, cybersecurity, training, and maintenance.</li></ol>Who it is for<ul><li>Sonar and acoustics engineers</li><li>Autonomy and robotics teams working underwater</li><li>Systems engineers and integrators</li><li>Defense practitioners involved in maritime sensing and operations</li><li>Students and professionals seeking a coherent technical foundation in undersea systems</li></ul><p>With chapter-by-chapter practical examples and a strong emphasis on real operational constraints, this title is a useful reference for understanding how underwater sensing and autonomous platforms support modern anti-submarine operations.</p>

• Underwater Warfare Technology Essentials: Integrating Sonar, Autonomous Subsea Systems, and Anti-Submarine Operations, (Paperback)
• Author: Brennan Halverson
• ISBN: 9798183925135
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-06-23
• Page Count: 248