New torpedo countermeasure tested

DCNS of France successfully tested its surface ship torpedo defense countermeasure, Canto-V, the company said.

Canto-V is part of the company's Contralto-V line of products, which are under development.

Contralto is a new-generation torpedo defense system for surface ships and submarines, which is based on the confusion-and-dilution concept. Contralto causes the attacking torpedo's homing and re-attack logic to be saturated with multiple options by creating permanently and simultaneously hundreds of false acoustic targets.

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