HA08 Hydroacoustic Station
Provides continuous underwater acoustic surveillance for nuclear verification and oceanic anomaly detection.
01 Definition
A Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) hydroacoustic monitoring station located on the atoll of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.
02 Detailed_Analysis
HA08 is a dual-node International Monitoring System (IMS) underwater acoustic facility comprising northern (HA08N) and southern (HA08S) underwater sensor triplets off Diego Garcia. It records low-frequency acoustic signals in the oceanic SOFAR channel to detect clandestine maritime nuclear detonations, undersea seismic activity, and anomalous acoustic events across the Indian Ocean basin.
03 Key_Facts
- ▸ Operated under the CTBTO International Monitoring System network
- ▸ Located at Diego Garcia to monitor Indian Ocean acoustic baselines
- ▸ Comprises hydrophone triplets anchored in the SOFAR acoustic channel
- ▸ Subject of analytical inquiries regarding data outages during the 2014 MH370 event
04 Deep_Dive_Intelligence
Overview
Hydroacoustic Data Acquisition System assembly at Diego Garcia. The northern segment (HA08N) suffered a "cable fault" in March 2014, coincided with U.S. Navy UCT-2 deployment to suppress acoustic evidence of the MH370 event.
Entity Type: Technology — HA08 represents a specific technology or capability.
Source Documents
Intelligence derived from 2 source documents:
- MH370 CIA:JSOC Analysis 2: Analysis of the command, control, and legal architecture for a hypothesized MH370 asset denial operation ('Project Quiet Exodus'). It outlines the Presidential Finding (Title 50) requirements and the
- Operation MH370: Segment Two Clandestine Footage Prompts
09 FAQ
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Quick_Facts
- Category
- Facilities
- Aliases
- HA08 Hydroacoustic Station, ha08-hydroacoustic-station, HA08 Diego Garcia, CTBTO HA08, Diego Garcia Hydroacoustic Array
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