A multifunction sensor, unlike traditional sensors, consolidates multiple capabilities into a single sensor, decreasing both the number of apertures needed and the size, weight and power requirements for the advanced capabilities. Sophisticated multifunction apertures can deploy several functions simultaneously and are fully software-defined, allowing them to be repurposed or rapidly updated for changing threats without expensive and costly hardware modifications.

We have also developed fully-digital multifunction sensors that can seamlessly provide adaptive spectrum maneuverability. These sensors’ architectures and configurations are easily scaled for many applications and systems needs across all domains. By using common and scalable hardware and software building blocks, the cost and schedule of changing aperture or system size for different applications is dramatically reduced.

Our company’s mature, high through-put production environment mirrors our commitment to industry leading AESA development technology spanning many generations. The precision manufacturing and production tolerances we’re able to achieve enable continued combat-proven AESA capability improvements across domains. This has allowed us to meet the customer’s ramp rate on the largest production programs.

For over 60 years, we have been a leader in providing advanced networking and communications capabilities defining possible in net centric warfare. Our all-domain, platform-agnostic, secure, open architecture networking solutions are connecting the entire battlespace to enable the vision for JADC2.

Furthermore, we have developed a digital twin of our testbed aircraft called Digital Shadow. This digital twin has the capability to test digital representations of our multifunction sensors, netted together in a realistic virtual environment of the test aircraft that simulates our advanced capabilities and collects performance data representative of various virtual missions. This data enables us to find and resolve integration and performance issues before costly integration and flight testing is started. Real sensor data can then be collected on the test bed to perform model validation and verification of predicted behavior that can be exchanged with our customers for mission analysis. All of this facilitates affordable integration, test and delivery while accelerating the speed to fleet of new and enhanced capabilities. This approach greatly reduces risk and schedule associated with transitioning capability from design to test bed to tactical platforms.