Pentagon orders six TB-29A Compact Towed Array units for Virginia Class submarines

A $20 million contract has been given to L-3 Chesapeake Sciences Corp. for six TB-29A Compact Towed Array (CTA) production representative units to be installed on Virginia Class submarines.

US Navy 040730-N-1234E-002 PCU Virginia (SSN 774) returns to the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard
By U.S. Navy photo by General Dynamics Electric Boat [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The TB-29A CTA is a reliability improvement array that incorporates CTA telemetry while maintaining TB-29A acoustic performance.

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