Pat Flannery wrote:
Seriously, the Navy looked into blue-green lasers to allow submarines to
communicate with satellites while at moderate depths.
Still looking into it IIRC. Nowadays with SSIXS in place, the focus
has shifted to allowing a submarine to coordinate with ASW aircraft
and surface units.
D.
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-Resolved: To be more temperate in my postings.
Oct 5th, 2004 JDL
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