sonobuoy
noun
so·no·buoy
ˈsä-nə-ˌbȯi 
-ˌbü-ē
: a buoy equipped for detecting underwater sounds and transmitting them by radio
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The company’s portfolio spans sonar systems, sonobuoys, countermeasures, and modular mission systems, all designed to work together.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
Based on the Boeing 737, the aircraft is equipped with a bank of computer stations, cutting-edge radar technology, a high-definition camera, torpedoes, and up to 129 marine sensors known as sonobuoys.
—Alan Crawford, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
Proteus boasts a modular payload bay for carrying sonobuoy dispensers, maritime search radar, and other sensors and communications systems.
—New Atlas, 20 Jan. 2026
It is equipped with sensors, sonobuoys and torpedoes to detect, track and attack submarines.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
Swarms of Aqua-Quads could travel the seas like fleets of mobile sonobuoys.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
The study used sonobuoy listening devices in the Southern Ocean to record whale sounds between 2006 and 2021.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2024
In order to better understand their current populations, researchers deployed sonobuoys off the coasts of Antarctica between 2006 and 2021.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
The new agreement also sets up a series of military exercises involving the use of undersea and surface maritime drones and improves the ability of the three countries to share intelligence and data collected by their sonobuoys.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2023
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
Based on the Boeing 737, the aircraft is equipped with a bank of computer stations, cutting-edge radar technology, a high-definition camera, torpedoes, and up to 129 marine sensors known as sonobuoys.
—Alan Crawford, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
Proteus boasts a modular payload bay for carrying sonobuoy dispensers, maritime search radar, and other sensors and communications systems.
—New Atlas, 20 Jan. 2026
It is equipped with sensors, sonobuoys and torpedoes to detect, track and attack submarines.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
Swarms of Aqua-Quads could travel the seas like fleets of mobile sonobuoys.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
The study used sonobuoy listening devices in the Southern Ocean to record whale sounds between 2006 and 2021.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2024
In order to better understand their current populations, researchers deployed sonobuoys off the coasts of Antarctica between 2006 and 2021.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
The new agreement also sets up a series of military exercises involving the use of undersea and surface maritime drones and improves the ability of the three countries to share intelligence and data collected by their sonobuoys.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2023
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“Sonobuoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sonobuoy. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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