The project starts from the observation that there is currently no means of detecting buried objects capable of reliably and quickly map large underwater areas. Specifically, buried mines represent a capability gap in European navies and more generally in navies worldwide.
The SBSS project objective is to develop a breakthrough sonar system to detect currently invisible mines, mainly buried mines and hidden bottom mines, such as those in seagrass beds. The use of a low frequency sonar is justified by the ease with which acoustic waves propagate in the marine environment and their ability to detect all types of objects, whether ferrous, metallic, or non-metallic.
