Features
The MK 30 Mod 1 target contains equipment that responds to active sonar and torpedo interrogation and provides radiated noise for passive sonar tracking and acoustic homing torpedoes. A submarine-like magnetic anomaly signature is also provided for use by ASW aircraft equipped with magnetic anomaly detection equipment. Though originally designed for use in the open ocean, design changes allow for littoral ASW training. The MK 30 Mod 1 has conducted more than 26,000 training missions since 1974. The average age of the inventory of MK 30 Mod 1 targets is 40 years. The MK 30 Mod 1 program has initiated a Service Life Extension Program to enable the MK 30 Mod 1 target to support fleet training through 2027.

Background:

The MK 30 MOD 1 Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) training target contains equipment that responds to active sonar and torpedo interrogation, and provides radiated noise for passive sonar tracking and acoustic homing torpedoes. A submarine-like magnetic anomaly signature is also provided for use by ASW aircraft equipped with magnetic anomaly detection equipment. Though originally designed for use in open-ocean, design changes also allow for littoral ASW training.

The MK 30 MOD 1 has conducted more than 28,000 training missions since 1974. The program executed a Service Life Extension Program to enable the MK 30 MOD 1 to support Fleet training through 2027.

General Characteristics, MK 30
Primary Function: ASW Training Target
Diameter: 21 inches