Cold War US Navy vessels carrying the Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System (SURTASS) provided long-range coverage of the Atlantic. Ramform Hyperion suggests a commercial platform that could be adapted for similar work. Dedicated ocean-surveillance ships would provide broad coverage for anti-submarine warfare against a peer navy. Although other systems could contribute, using specialized ships would let those assets concentrate on their own tasks.
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Adapting Ramform's sensor platform for ocean surveillance
Ramform's sensor capacity suggests a commercial basis for dedicated ocean-surveillance ships in peer anti-submarine warfare.