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What is a sonobuoy?

What is a sonobuoy? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (nautical, military) A buoy that sends a radio signal when it detects the sound of underwater objects (such as submarines).
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The next step was to put the buoy into a standard sonobuoy launch package.
In 1965, work had started on sonobuoy systems using ESS to be integrated with the Berkut radar.
Another invention was the American 3-cm radar and sonobuoy.
The full ASW fit would include a MAD boom, rotary sonobuoy dispenser under the rear fuselage, torpedo bays in enlarged sponsons, and four anti-ship missiles under the wings.
The Vertical Line Array sonobuoy, pioneered by NRE in the 1960s and developed by industry in the 1970s, has been in service with the Canadian Forces for many years.
Minutes after the sonobuoy was in the water, the faint sound of a submarine screw entered the headphones of a young petty officer aboard the helicopter.

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