Goodrich ships rubber sonar dome to US Navy

ERJ staff report (DS)

Jackson, Florida -- Goodrich Corporation recently delivered its 331st sonar dome rubber window (SDRW) to the US Navy. A sonar dome is an acoustically transparent housing that surrounds the sonar transducer array, which together make up the sensor part of the sonar system.

Mounted on the bow of destroyers and cruisers, the sonar dome surrounds and protects the ship's sonar array while offering minimum interference to sound transmission and reception for enhanced detection and classification of underwater targets. Goodrich pioneered the development of rubber wire-reinforced surface ship sonar domes for anti-submarine surface combatants. The rubber's unique energy absorption and reflection properties enhance the ships' detection capability.

“We have a long history of innovation in building quality components that support anti-submarine warfare capabilities for the US Navy's powerful surface fleet,” said Jim Pollock, vice president for Goodrich's Engineered Polymer Products team.

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Press release from Goodrich