The UK government has confirmed that Australia will equip its Hunter-class frigates with the Thales 2087 sonar system, a move set to contribute around £45 million to the UK economy, according to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
The Sonar 2087, manufactured in the United Kingdom by Thales Underwater Systems, is a towed array sonar system that replaces the older Sonar 2031 in the Royal Navy. It equips a number of Type 23 frigates and is also set to feature on the Royal Navy’s new Type 26 frigates currently under production. A low-frequency active sonar (LFAS) system, the 2087 consists of both active and passive sonar arrays.
Thales describes the Sonar 2087 as a system that enables “frigates to hunt the latest submarines at considerable distances and locate them beyond the range at which they [submarines] can launch an attack”.
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