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Navy Acquisition: Cost and Performance of Various Antisubmarine Warfare Systems

NSIAD-87-119 Published: May 08, 1987. Publicly Released: May 08, 1987.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the cost and performance of the SQR-17A acoustic processor. The SQR-17A processes and displays acoustic information it receives from sonobuoys placed in the ocean to listen for signals that enable a ship's antisubmarine warfare (ASW) personnel to detect enemy submarines.

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