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Can technology defeat the increasing malicious drone threat?

From the use of purpose built and commercial drones in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, to the delivery of contraband and weapons to prisons, to the inappropriate use of drones in public spaces, Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) threats are rising significantly, and will continue to do so in the coming years. Successfully defeating any threat posed by errant, illegal or malicious drone use is becoming ever more critical for an increasingly wide range of domestic and international military and security forces.

Radio Frequency (RF) inhibition technology is an ideal technique to mitigate UAS threats in complex environments. However, the challenges presented by new highly complex UAS waveforms, paired with the limitations of older DDS-based jamming solutions, have caused the most effective Counter-UAS RF inhibition systems to undergo a significant technology change. For instance, a change that has materialised in the adoption of techniques used in Software-Defined Radios (SDR).

Forward-thinking RF inhibition waveform designers, understanding the potentially advantageous nature of SDR source waveform generation, had already developed and proven as a next generation countermeasure waveform, but they weren’t implemented until the complex waveforms of the UAS domain appeared. Hence the deployment of SDR-based RF inhibition source waveform generation was triggered by the appearance of the new sophisticated waveform drone threat.

In this context, SDR-derived RF inhibition waveforms can be architected to counter a much wider range of threats which, when grouped together, don’t see their individual frequency effectiveness compromised as there is no interdependency between them. Most critical for defeating sophisticated drones, the countermeasure waveform is always present across the denied spectrum given that SDR techniques, designed appropriately, generate high instantaneous bandwidths.

The BLACKTALON solution, jointly developed by SPX CommTech’s TCI and ECS, has provided an effective  way to integrate passive and active RF detect to locate, identify, track and defeat drones, allowing for flexibility in deployment in an ever changing and evolving threat environment. Proven in active conflict, its SDR source generation delivers an inhibition waveform best suited for Counter-UAS. High gain, directional antennas transmit the inhibition waveforms ensuring that the antennas illuminate the target. Furthermore, the antennas have a nominal 20° beamwidth providing the power density required at the target UAS, which allows for mitigation of collateral impact upon other systems and is, without a doubt, a key factor for using RF.

As solutions manufacturers, at SPX CommTech, our primary goal is focused on innovation and progress, but more broadly, we must continue to deliver technology that ensures a smarter, more secure future for us all.

Visit us this week during Security & Policing 2023, stand D61, to find out more about BLACKTALON, Radio Frequency Counter-UAS, COMINT, and Data Link solutions for defence and security teams.

SPX CommTech Announces Strategic Partnership Agreement to Support Expansion in Europe

PRESS RELEASE

  • Key partnership with Global Aviation Systems will drive end-customer and system integrator growth in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, and Slovakia

2 February 2023 – Radio Frequency (RF) solutions manufacturer SPX CommTech, part of SPX Technologies, today announces a strategic partnership in Europe. Aviation sales and service provider, Global Aviation Systems will cover German and Switzerland exclusively as well as Austria, Czech Republic and Slovakia. The new agreement is part of the company’s initiative to drive growth and bolster in-country support for its Tactical Data Link portfolio, particularly for aircraft and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS).

Jackson White, Business Development Director at SPX CommTech: “In response to growing demand for proven innovation in the aviation and security spaces, we’re expanding European operations via a new partner network. This is a strategic move to allow a greater number of end-user customers and key system integrators to access SPX CommTech solutions, which are already helping to create a smarter, more secure future all over the world.”

Combining decades of technology innovation and expertise, SPX CommTech’s Tactical Data Link portfolio – developed by Enterprise Control Systems (ECS) – allows a range of aviation, security, military and emergency service teams to securely and reliably transfer video and data between enabled-aircraft and ground teams over long distances for airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) requirements. The ECS Evenlode system is operationally proven and provides its users with secure long range video and bidirectional TCP IP data transfer of up to 20 Mbs.

Alexander Fischer, member of the board of Directors at Global Aviation Systems: “With over 40 years’ experience in the aviation industry, at Global Aviation Systems we’re greatly customer orientated and rely on sustainable partnerships, based on clear and aligned business ethics. That’s why we’re working closely with SPX CommTech and the ECS team to support its growth in Central and Eastern Europe. We look forward to combining our strong customer relations and orientation, technical skills and experience in mission systems, with ECS’s high technical performance, quality products and excellent project management.”

Based in Germany, Global Aviation Systems will now provide SPX CommTech Tactical Data Link solutions, granting in-country technical support to its customers.

About SPX CommTech – ECS

SPX CommTech, part of SPX Technologies Inc, innovates specialised technologies within the Radio Frequency (RF) spectrum to ensure a smarter, more secure future for all.

SPX CommTech’s Tactical Data Link portfolio allows intelligence gathering agencies, special forces, emergency response, and security teams to securely and reliably transfer video and data between enabled-aircraft and ground teams over long distances for airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR).

Combining decades of technology innovation and expertise with agile and collaborative teams, SPX CommTech delivers sustainable and exceptional results to customers across the globe – in regions including Europe, APAC, the Middle East and Africa.

For more information on SPX CommTech Tactical Data Links visit www.enterprisecontrol.co.uk

See the ECS LinkedIn post: (21) Post | LinkedIn

The Future of Tactical Data Link Technology: meeting battlefield challenges in 2023 and beyond

Please see the recently published article in Edition 30 of Soldier Modernisation, entitled “The Future of Tactical Data Link Technology: Meeting battlefield challenges in 2023 and beyond”, featuring our Director of Business Development, Jackson White.  

In this question and answer feature, Jackson  discusses the development of Tactical Data Link (TDL) technology in enabling more secure and reliable data transfer between aircraft and ground teams for effective real-time ISR.   Please read the full article published in Soldier Modernisation. 

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