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Torpedo cables
Torpedo guidance and communication cables.
✓ IEC 60793
✓ IEC 60794
Description
OverviewThese data transmission cables act as a crucial medium of communication between a torpedo and the firing platform (a ship or submarine), effectively guiding the torpedo towards its target during the underwater run. These are wound with a special tangle-free winding technique for free unreeling of the cable during the underwater run of the torpedo. Expected to have high strength, these cables get paid off from the reel at the rate of 25 M/sec. Considering their use, these cables require high precision production techniques that APAR is known for. Application As a torpedo travels, the cable unspools from it and keeps it in touch with the launch platform. This allows the launch platform remotely steer the torpedo, so as to get it close enough to the target to use its on-board homing mechanism. Characteristics Torpedo cables are high strength, lightweight and long-length cables that provide
Purpose-built cables for underwater weapon systems, engineered to pay out reliably at speed while maintaining the signal path under tension and pressure.
Why this wire
Key benefits Purpose-built designs Engineered for specialised, demanding applications.
Custom development Cable design services for specific requirements.
Proven in the field Supplied to critical projects across sectors.
Quality-tested Produced in ISO-accredited plants with in-house testing.
Characteristics
At a glance| Application | As a torpedo travels, the cable unspools from it and keeps it in touch with the launch platform. This allows the launch platform remotely steer the torpedo, so as to get it close enough to the target to use its on-board homing mechanism. |
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| Characteristics | Torpedo cables are high strength, lightweight and long-length cables that provide high bandwidth and act as a crucial medium of communications between a torpedo and its launching site. |
| Applicable standards | IEC 60793, IEC 60794, Telcordia GR -20, TIA/EIA 598 |
| Product range | APAR offers torpedo cables ranging from 5 km to 50 km in a single continuous length. It uses G657A fibre. |
| Advantages | Torpedo cables are used in wire-guided systems attached to torpedos. Much superior to conventional wires, these cables allow significant increases in bandwidth while occupying less space, since a single fibre can be used in place of the current two wires. These lightweight, small-diameter cables are sufficiently durable and robust to withstand the stress associated with torpedo launch and deployment. |
Construction
Cutaway123
- 1Bright copper conductorHigh-conductivity electrolytic grade, stranded
- 2HFFR / insulationHalogen-free, low-smoke, heat-resistant
- 3Printed identification & ISI markingGrade, size, voltage, standard & licence no.
Standards & approvals
ComplianceManufactured and tested to IEC 60793, IEC 60794. Full test certificates and detailed specifications are available on request for project submittals.
IEC 60793IEC 60794
Applications
Where it's usedAs a torpedo travelsCable unspools from itKeeps it in touch with the launch platform
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