Acoustic Simulation Enhances Naval Training Realism

ST Engineering Antycip highlighted its JD2E AurBAT acoustic simulation system for naval training, addressing limitations in traditional sonar exercises. The system provided high-fidelity simulations that reflected environmental variability, signal degradation, and operational ambiguity, allowing operators to detect, identify, and respond to subsurface threats under realistic conditions.

Developed in the UK for VR Forces, JD2E AurBAT simulated both passive and active sonar. Features included bearing-only detection, echo response logic, dynamic signal-to-noise modeling, and thermocline and seabed masking. Real-time environmental noise and decoy effects enhanced training realism.

Integration with VR Forces and TDL4VRF supported multi-platform and coalition-level exercises, instructor-led events, and full acoustic kill chain training. Operators practiced managing ambiguous contacts, signal dropouts, and dynamic events, building decision-making, coordination, and operational judgment.

By reflecting lessons from decades of operational experience, the system helped trainees manage missed detections, false alarms, and time-sensitive scenarios, bridging the gap between virtual training and real-world operations. JD2E AurBAT strengthened naval readiness by providing practical, transferable skills for evolving undersea threats.

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