Navy UMS test pool upgraded

PANAMA CITY, Fla. - The Underwater Multi-Sensor (UMS) test pool, a testing asset at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City, Fla., (NSWCPC) has undergone renovations and upgrades. The UMS is a 9M gallon freshwater test pool that was upgraded to advance testing capabilities for various novel maritime platforms, sonar measurements on simulated training targets, and verification of acoustic release systems. The facility provides an optimal testing environment to support the Navy’s effort to proliferate a technological advantage and maritime superiority in an increasingly dynamic security environment. Acoustic test facility manager Lisa Arrieta says users can deploy targets on the bottom that are situated with the water-sand interface in various configurations. The sand bottom provides users a relevant environment for simulating seabed-controlled measurements. The test pool allows full-scale testing of acoustic, magnetic, seismic or optic sensor systems performance assessments against targets under realistic conditions,” says Arrieta. “Unmanned vehicles, both surface and underwater, can be operated at the facility.” The UMS test pool is one of four measurement facilities in the Acoustic Test Facility Service Cost Center, including the Barge, the Pier and the Small Scale Test Bed. Each facility has unique capabilities to measure underwater sensors. The facility can be used by any government agency, academia or commercial partners. (Source: NSWCPC 03/02/20) https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Media/News/SavedNewsModule/Article/2099008/nswc-panama-city-sensor-test-pool-receives-upgrades-provides-optimal-test-envir/