The future of ‘invisible war’ has been trialled by the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) using emerging and next generation electromagnetic (EM) concepts.
Dstl’s Spectral Prophet trial demonstrated prototype EM activities that combined previously separate disciplines. It also demonstrated other emerging EM technology that could be integrated in future work, including deception and countermeasures, in both offensive and defensive capacities.
By sharing data, status and tasking across a distributed command and control (C2) infrastructure, existing and new radio frequency (RF) transceivers can be employed to better effect and allow new ways of working that are currently not possible. Combining the data from multiple sensors and effectors provide a more automated process to give commanders greater strategic awareness and operational advantage.
Dstl says the results of the trial will help inform decisions around the Strategic Defence and Security Review and demonstrate how new capability can be integrated more rapidly and better value for money achieved. Conceptual architectures and specific technologies have been developed to experiment with and de-risk this integration; as well as to identify lessons and requirements for subsequent procurements.
Spectral Prophet was supported by a range of suppliers from prime contractors, small and medium sized enterprises and academia.
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Defence Science and Technology Laboratory – United Kingdom
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