Black Snake lightweight towed array sonar

The Black Snake is a lightweight, passive towed array sonar designed as an anti-torpedo system. It was developed by Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquei (WASS) (Now Leonardo DRS) to complement the C310 torpedo countermeasure system for small and medium vessels with limited deck space. The system is capable of detecting, identifying, classifying and localizing inbound torpedoes.

The system features a patented stabilization system that allows rapid left/right ambiguity solving without...