BAE Systems to Innovate Electronic Warfare Jamming Technology for U.S. Army
12 Novembre 2019 - 04:00PM
Business Wire
BAE Systems was awarded research and development funding through
the U.S. Army to create an advanced radar jamming technology. The
technology aims to improve air survivability and mission
effectiveness for U.S. Army rotary-wing aircraft and unmanned
aerial systems (UAS) by detecting and defeating complex and unknown
threats in electronic combat.
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BAE Systems will create an advanced radar
jamming technology that will improve air survivability and mission
effectiveness for U.S. Army rotary-wing aircraft and unmanned
aerial systems. (Photo: BAE Systems, Inc.)
As part of the contract, BAE Systems FAST Labs™ research and
development team will design technology to integrate adaptive radio
frequency jamming and sensing capabilities into one system. Whereas
today’s electronic countermeasure systems are too bulky and heavy
for most rotary-wing and UAS platforms, BAE Systems technology will
combine multiple, software-programmable antennas into a digital
phased array that will enable simultaneous functions, exceeding
existing capabilities while reducing the size, weight, and power
(SWaP) of current systems. The technology will enable these
platforms to safely fly closer to threats and within contested
areas while remaining protected.
“With the continuously evolving threat landscape, it’s critical
to provide the next-generation of digital phased array technology
to better defend our armed forces in electronic warfare,” said
Chris Rappa, product line director for Radio Frequency, Electronic
Warfare, and Advanced Electronics at BAE Systems FAST Labs. “Our
technology will give the Army’s rotary-wing aircraft and UAS a new,
low SWaP system to securely and drastically increase their range of
movements in future missions.”
Research for this contract adds to BAE Systems’ advanced
electronics portfolio and is based on many years of investment on
various programs with the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), U.S. Army,
and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA),
including DARPA’s CONverged Collaborative Elements for RF Task
Operations (CONCERTO) and DARPA’s Radio Frequency Field
Programmable Gate Arrays (RF-FPGA) programs. Work for the contract
will be completed at the company’s facilities in Nashua, New
Hampshire and Merrimack, New Hampshire.
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