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These are called sona buoys. >> a sensor package thats parachuted out of the aircraft, floats on the surface of the ocean, and will deploy a hiredphone. >> once it hits the waters surface, it has saltwater switches that activate different deployments. everything in this canister starts to unwind. theres gear packed in nicely. some of it floats to the surface so theres a radio antenna that talks to the aircrafts or the buoy in the aircraft, theyre constantly in communication. then the microphones...

Will, that, with the proper sensor packages allows what we call a wide area persistent surveillance using radar detection or gunfire detection. we can monitor that broad area. the sensor package is complimented with a variety of cameras with thermal imaging or traditional-style cameras that can be conclude to the exact location as we noticed some sort of movement or, or gunfire again on a particular area. jon: a lot cheaper to operate than one of those unmanned aerial vehicles? >> absolutely. th...