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both the USN and RN have sensors and systems in place for non acoustic acquisition
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Were they deployed? I am aware of RN testing those systems on T-boats but I havent seen signs of their mass deployement.
As to the Baracuda class SSN - it seems to be a minimalistic SSN to me. And while it does have some stand off capability - does it have trully long range AShMs (>300km), LAMs (>2000km)? Or the means to cue and guide them onto targets?
What I do find strange about Baracuda is the use of the cylindrical bow.