The PROSAS Surveyor towfish operates much like a box kite and provides tremendous stability for synthetic aperture sonar processing.  The sonar’s transducer arrays are situated on both sides of the tow vehicle’s lower hulls.
 Towfish
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The PROSAS Surveyor towfish operates much like a box kite and provides tremendous stability for synthetic aperture sonar processing. The sonar’s transducer arrays are situated on both sides of the tow vehicle’s lower hulls.

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