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Do military subs have antenna buoys on cables that they can raise up without having to surface?
by timthelion 3y ago
Do military subs have antenna buoys on cables that they can raise up without having to surface?
- nradov 3y agoYes, modern subs typically carry comms buoys. Some are tethered and allow for two-way communication. Others are transmit only and float up to the surface independently.
- jedc 3y agoantenna buoys on cables? No. But there are VLF antennas that Ohio-class submarines have to receive low-data-rate comms while submerged. Any reasonable communications have to be made while at periscope depth. (Which is subtly different than "having to surface"... at PD just the thin mast is out of the water.)