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Home» News»RTSYS Delivers New SEMA MK-II Recoverable Training Targets to French Navy
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RTSYS Delivers New SEMA MK-II Recoverable Training Targets to French Navy

Within the framework of a contract notified by the DGA (French Directorate General of Armaments), RTSYS is carrying on innovations initiated in 2011 regarding ASW training targets.

Naval News Staff 25 Nov 2020

French Navy’s operational capabilities increased thanks to SEMA MK-II recoverable training target

RTSYS press release

As a result, two new training targets SEMA-MKII were delivered to the French Navy in September 2020, bringing to six the number of units on duty within this Navy. Two other training targets are planned to be delivered in early 2021.

These new SEMA MK-II targets strengthen crews training capabilities in Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) by offering acoustic signature simulation of a submarine, and respond to latest-generation LFA1 sonars and homing torpedo heads, putting crew at the heart of operational scenarios by surprising it with kinematic escapes.

More compact than the Mark I, SEMA MK-II weighs 33 kilograms and measures 2.13 meters long. It offers unrivaled acoustic and kinematic performances while keeping the strong skills of a light target easy to deploy and recover from any kind of watercraft (from RHIB to frigate).

A SEMA MK-II training target installed on a French Navy’s FREEM frigate (RTSYS picture)

SEMA MK-II can navigate down to 300 meters depth during 10 hours at 4 knots (1.5 hours at 15 knots) thanks to its secured battery, high-capacity and easily rechargeable on board. Navigation skills combined with GPS repositioning also offer optimal and increased surface localization conditions at the end of the mission.

Various improvements have been qualified on this new standard such as safety of use, safety in transport and on board (UN38.3 air transport compliance), data security, UHF surface localization module, escape capability, or functionalities of the new user-friendly and intuitive HMI.

SEMA MK-II’s modular section design allow to respond to customers specific needs such as adapted buoyancy for freshwater training, MAD antenna, or spare battery section for instant reconditioning.

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