Buoyant wire antenna with outboard deployment system

Submarine - Controls

Other systems, than the towed VLF antenna which is a large installation particularly adapted to ballistic nuclear submarines, allow communication whilst submerge. They consist on a very similar technique which is to deploy a positively buoyant cable. Communication is then achieved by the immerged part of the cable on surface.

This system is composed of the cable antenna, its deployment winch and cable handling as well as the control command of the complete system.
To perform these functions, the system is an assembly of equipments which are:
- The cable antenna & amplifier
- The external motorized winch
- A motorized cable guiding system for proper cable reeeling
- The Control cabinet for the operator to operate the complete system.

The system is installed outside the pressure hull & hence is designed to be submitted to immersion pressure and seawater corrosiveness.