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Korean Navy To Deploy General Dynamics’ VENOM Acoustic Processing System

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, August 22nd, 2013

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General Dynamics [GD] Canada Aug. 20 said it has been awarded a multi-year contract to provide next-generation acoustic processing systems as part of the South Korean Navy (RoKN) P-3C Orion Maritime Patrol Aircraft upgrade program. Under the contract, prime contractor Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd. will acquire 10 Vpx ENhanced Open architecture Multi-static (VENOM) sonobuoy processors to replace the existing acoustic systems under the Lot I P-3C aircraft upgrade program. In 2010, General Dynamics Canada completed delivery of acoustic processors…

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