The Multi-static Active Coherent Enhancements (MAC-E) is an active sonar system composed of source and receiver sonobuoys used by the P-8 during ASW missions.

The Naval Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX-1) announced the completion of the operational testing for the Multi-Static Active Coherent-Enhancements (MAC-E) system on two P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft at Joint Base-Pearl Harbour Hickam (JBPHH). The test c

The U.S. Pacific Fleet and the U.S. Navy published photos of the aircraft while at JBPHH, although they did not specifically identify the system tested as the MAC-E. Instead, the captions generically said the two P-8As from VX-1 were at JBPHH “to test new anti-submarine warfare (ASW) systems before these systems are fielded in the fleet.”

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