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CANADIAN FORCES MARITIME EXPERIMENTAL TEST RANGES [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Sonar and Underwater Detection (Military)
  • National and International Security
OBS

The Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and Test Ranges (CFMETR) is a maritime test facility ... located over an area of Nanoose Bay that is several hundred feet deep, several dozen kilometres long and several kilometres wide over a seabed composed of soft mud and free of underwater obstacles. The facility employs a 3-dimensional sonar tracking system for monitoring the performance and position of objects in these waters for real-time tracking. Equipment tested at the facility consists of a variety of devices, including sonobuoys, sonar systems (ship and aircraft), torpedos and the repair and overhaul of the dipping sonar used on Canada's Sea King helicopter fleet.

OBS

Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and Test Ranges; CFMETR: title and abbreviation to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Sonar et détection sous-marine (Militaire)
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
OBS

Centre d'expérimentation et d'essais maritimes des Forces canadiennes; CEEMFC : titre et abréviation d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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