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TSM 2630 Diodon

Country of Origin: France

The Diodon is an active-detection, target-tracking and attack sonar for small- and medium-size anti-submarine surface ships developed as a lower cost alternative to the DUBA 25.

The cylindrical transducer unit can be hull-mounted in a fixed or retractable dome, or as a towed variable-depth sonar (VDS). It has 24 staves, each of which has six transducers.

The transmission frequency can be chosen at 11, 12 or 13 kHz and the sound level can be as high as 227 decibels above the...

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