sonar
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The analyst also points to rising competitive pressure, with one rival now selling sonar systems independently and customers questioning the “cost of synthetic aperture sonar relative to the rapidly falling costs of autonomous vessels.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
They are fitted with advanced sonar, radar and submarine hunting helicopters.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
In 2003 and 2020, two studies published in Nature and in a journal of the Royal Society found links between the use of mid-frequency military sonar and whale strandings.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
Such equipment is designed to use sonar to locate the devices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
Since its invention, one of the most important uses of sonar, particularly the underwater ocean tool known as side-scan sonar, is its use in locating sunken ships and artifacts that lie within and around them.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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Earth Science - Middle School
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Earth Science - Introductory
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