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& the quoted articles were also debating about this capability only not about nuclear Pakistan's submarine project.
that's why I said it will take 10 years from now to induct a SSN in PN. Some one debated that , Pakistan's way of procuring is way different from India, yes it is. But when it comes to SSN you need to have battle groups, elf , vlf bases, and training.
AFAIK vlf or elf signals has nothing to do with detection. vlf communication requires a submarine to come shallow and slow its speed. that makes submarine vulnerable to detection whereas elf can penetrate to greater depths so it makes detecting a submarine difficult. elf or vlf signals are not direction specific. any submarine can recieve it anywhere within its range. only way you can detect a submarine that if it transmits back anything. on elf it is not possible bcz its just one way com.
Anyway you might know better.
http://fas.org/man/dod-101/navy/docs/scmp/part07.htm
Only if there is an efficient receiver and proper processing system like ECHELON Program.
Extremely low frequencies (ELF) are ideal for communicating with deeply submerged submarines because, below 100 Hz, electromagnetic waves penetrate deeply into seawater. Propagation at these frequencies takes place in the "waveguide" formed between the earth and ionosphere; low propagation losses allow nearly worldwide communication from a single transmitter. Atmospheric noise at these frequencies is caused entirely by lightning; the non-Gaussian nature of this noise has important implications for receiver design and performance. Because the ratio of ELF transmitter input power to radiated power is very low, it is important that the modulation/coding technique employed make very efficient use of received signal energy. Such an efficient receiver has been implemented on a small digital computer and has been used to receive messages aboard a submarine crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
IEEE Xplore Abstract
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Long-range communications at extremely low frequencies
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