Using CAPTAS-4 does not by itself establish a French Navy advantage over British equipment. Sonar 2087 is the Royal Navy's service designation for the same sonar system. Different national naming conventions can therefore make shared technology look like a distinctive national capability. Comparing equipment requires checking what the service names identify.
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CAPTAS-4 and Sonar 2087: recognising shared equipment
Different service names can obscure the use of the same sonar technology in the French and British navies.