This photograph shows a CAPTAS Sonar (Combine Active and Passive Towed Array Sonar) stored in the headquarters of Thales in Gemenos, southeastern France, on September 18, 2024. A brand new workshop in Gemenos, in the south of France, is regularly buzzing with the sound of beeps: in a tank, Thales is testing ceramic rings that will be fitted to CAPTAS sonars, ready to be used with its airborne vehicles in all aspects of anti-submarine warfare. (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP via Getty Images)