ON 80th ANNIVERSARY OF VICTORY IN GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR. CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSYA

Acoustics and the Defense of the Fatherland

O. V. Rudenko<sup>abc

a</sup> Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Physics
^b Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
^c Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth, Russian Academy of Scienses, Moscow

Abstract: This paper provides a brief overview of the main achievements in applied acoustics that served defense needs during the Great Patriotic War and their subsequent development. The review is arbitrarily divided into three sections: (1) underwater sound, (2) aerial acoustics, and (3) medical applications. Each section provides historical information on the most important developments during the war years, as well as related progress after Victory. The physical phenomena underlying these technical solutions are outlined, and the acoustic specificity is emphasized.
This review is based on the report presented at the Scientific Session of the Physical Sciences Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences (PSD RAS) “On the 80th Anniversary of the Great Victory: Contribution of Russian Physicists” on May 14, 2025 (see Physics–Uspekhi 68 (12) 1183 (2025); Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk 195 (12) ii (2025).

Keywords: sonar, underwater sound, noise direction finders, marine and aviation acoustics, parametric transmitting arrays, submarines, mine and torpedo weapons, direction finding, aircraft, medical ultrasound

PACS: 07.64.+z, 43.30.+m, 87.50.Y-

Received: July 31, 2025
Accepted: May 14, 2025

DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.2025.05.039976

 English version: Physics–Uspekhi, 2025, 68:12, 1199–1211

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