yawkat t1_iswkyhe wrote on October 19, 2022 at 5:55 AM Reply to Can a submarine’s sonar pulses be detected and used to pinpoint location of origin? by Leumas404 Yes, this is called passive sonar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonar#Passive_sonar Not only can you detect enemy sonar pulses, you can also detect other sound sources, such as engine noise. Submarines almost exclusively operate using passive sonar (as opposed to actively sending out pings) so that they can remain hidden. Permalink 30
yawkat t1_iswkyhe wrote
Reply to Can a submarine’s sonar pulses be detected and used to pinpoint location of origin? by Leumas404
Yes, this is called passive sonar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonar#Passive_sonar
Not only can you detect enemy sonar pulses, you can also detect other sound sources, such as engine noise. Submarines almost exclusively operate using passive sonar (as opposed to actively sending out pings) so that they can remain hidden.