Barra the new sonobuoy

A new development in anti-submarine sensors, the sonobuoy, is dropped from anti-submarine aircraft and automatically anchored. Its range and accuracy is extremely good and the Barra sonobuoy is manufactured entirely in Australia. No other credits available.

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Credits

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:07:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1981

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014876

Language

English

Subject categories

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia - Armed forces

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Submarine boats

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Weapon systems

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Submarine boats

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technology

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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Australia, 1981

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