USA As Represented by Secretary of the Navy

Roderick E Ayers

Joseph B Lopes

Lynn Alan Potter

C Ray Dutton

Jarrod H Wasko

An acoustic countermeasure system comprises a plurality of individual countermeasure devices which act in concert to emulate a target with spatial extent. The individual countermeasure devices may be programmed to navigate into predetermined positions within a preset pattern with spatial characteristics similar to that of a target of interest, e.g., a submarine. The individual countermeasure devices are programmed to produce acoustic signals, such as in response to a ping or pulse by an incoming torpedo that collectively appears to be an echo similar to that which would come from a target having spatial extent.

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Roderick E Ayers