ALFS

(redirected from Airborne Low Frequency Sonar)

Acronym	Definition
ALFS	Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (US Navy)
ALFS	Automated Linux from Scratch
ALFS	Alaska Landscape Flux Study

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The first stop along the tour route for the 80 military officers and civilian leaders was FRCSE's repair shop for the Navy's Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (ALFS) system.

Fleet Readiness Center Southeast: Improving maintenance: admirals, generals, colonels and captains filled the halls of Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE), aboard Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida, Oct. 19 to share ideas, tour the facilities and touch base with the Sailors and civilian employees who do the hands-on work at the plant

Lonewolf 710 had just gone through an A-phase maintenance inspection, and our maintainers had installed the airborne low frequency sonar (ALFS) sonar system.

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Raytheon reported in a news release that the contract covers the AN/AQX-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar, also known as ALFS, which is an undersea sonar technology used to detect submarines for the Navy's MH-60R helicopters.

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Equipment fit includes a Telephonics APS-147 multi-mode radar, Raytheon AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (Alfs) and AAS-44(V) flir/laser designator, and Lockheed Martin ALQ-210 electronic support measures.

Rotary wings for Navies: developments in turbo-shaft engines, rotor technology and lightweight avionics and armament allowed the roles of shipborne helicopters to be expanded to include armed assault, anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface vessel warfare, over-the-horizon targeting, mine laying/mine-countermeasures and airborne early warning

Navy contract for the AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar system, the primary undersea anti-submarine warfare sensor for the U.S.

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The first in-flight launch of a sonobuoy from a Romeo was followed by the location of a sub-surface target using the dipping Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (ALFS), while conducting a surface radar sweep using the multi-mode radar (MMR) along with passive electronic-support measures (ESM).

Romeo demonstrates improved ISR, ASW capabilities. (EC Monitor)

Guertin was also a catalyst behind standing up the AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar and P-8A battery work centers at the military depot.

Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker, commander, Naval Air Forces, presents a Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE) Leadership Award to Chief Warrant Officer Mike Guertin, Fleet Readiness Center Southeast Detachment Jacksonville's avionics division and AIR Speed officer