OVERVIEW: The AN/SSQ-41B Jezebel LOFAR (LOw Frequency Analysis and Ranging) is an "A-size" omnidirectional sonobuoy.

DETAILS: The AN/SSQ-41B uses a line hydrophone operating between 10 Hz-20kHz at a depth of 20 or 300 meters and a lifetime of up to 8 hours.


NOTES: IOC in 1963. Can be launched from an aircraft traveling at up to 370 knots and up to 9,000 meters.

SOURCES: Friedman, Norman, and Norman Friedman. The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapon Systems, 1997-1998. Annapolis, Md: Naval Institute Press, 2006, pg. 656 ; Federation Of American Scientists -. "AN/SSQ-41 Sonobuoy." Accessed November 20, 2014. http://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/weaps/an-ssq-41.htm ; Jane's Underwater Warfare Systems, "AN/SSQ-41B," 09 November 2010