The Department of War today awarded Hidden Level, a passive radar company, radio frequency (RF) detection, and distributed sensing for airspace and spectrum awareness, a USD100 million Other Transaction Authority (OTA) contract to deliver cutting edge capabilities in the counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) fight.
“Hidden Level’s passive radar distinguished itself as a top-performing sensing capability at Technology Readiness Experimentation (T-REX 25.2),” said Dr. Mike Tran, Director of Prototyping, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Prototyping and Experimentation (ODASW(P&E)). “This OTA award gives us an important mechanism to keep maturing, evaluating, and transitioning advanced sensing into operational use. The technology addresses real operational needs across the Department and reflects the kind of innovation we need to get mission-relevant capability to the warfighter faster.”
Hidden Level was awarded the OTA to directly and rapidly provide its hardware, software, and Airspace Monitoring Service (AMS) across the Department, says the company.
As part of this effort with OUSW(R&E) and ACC-RI, Hidden Level will deploy its multi function RF sensor technology to detect, track, and identify crewed and uncrewed aircraft over military installations, test ranges, and the U.S. border. Via this OTA, U.S. military customers can engage Hidden Level directly to conduct rapid prototyping, integrate new technologies, and produce and deliver sensor systems at scale.
Hidden Level’s hardware and software products, including BREAKER, SURGE, BYOTx, and AMS are designed and manufactured in Syracuse, NY utilizing a U.S.-based supply chain. When deployed, the sensors provide persistent airspace security and awareness by detecting RF energy, as well as RF-silent aircraft, without transmitting energy, says Hidden Level.
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