Australia will field the Japanese OKI OQQ-25 towed passive sonar on its new 06FFM “Upgraded Mogami” frigates, marking OKI’s first overseas transfer of this sonar equipment. The novelty is the cross-national adoption and integration of a Japanese ASW sensor into the RAN ecosystem, with potential implications for multi-static ASW interoperability alongside systems like CAPTAS-4 and P-8A.
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navalside: otherfirst seen 2025-08-01
OKI OQQ-25 towed sonar selected for Australia's Upgraded Mogami frigates
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- Naval News RSS · https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2026/07/oki-to-supply-oqq-25-towed-sonars-for-australias-upgraded-mogami-frigates/OKI to supply OQQ-25 towed sonars for Australia’s ‘Upgraded Mogami’ Frigates