The United States Army Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center said yesterday that it has made “substantial investments” in sensor protection technologies, driven by the growing global proliferation and sophistication of counter weapons systems.
“A growing number of countries are actively developing C-UAS capabilities, with leading efforts underway in the United States, China, Israel, Germany, the United Kingdom and Russia,” C5ISR said in an August 11 press release. “These advancements carry significant strategic implications for a much broader global security landscape.”
The unit is developing technologies to counter adversaries’ counter-uncrewed aerial systems (C-UAS). One critical area will be in GPS denied arenas, where reliance on visual cues, sensors, and sophisticated sensor fusion algorithms.
“If the sensors are rendered inoperable (Hard-Kill), or jammed (temporary sensor disruption), the UAS will no longer be operable,” C5ISR said. “A second major area will be when Aided Target Detection and Recognition (AiTR) algorithms are utilised in UAS to enhance situational awareness.”
The team has already successfully transitioned numerous sensor protection technologies to Army programmes. These capabilities remain largely within the scope of government-exclusive research and development due to the absence of a commercial market.
C5ISR calls for continued investment in sensor protection and said this must remain synchronised with advancements in C-UAS technologies because any technological gap in this area could take years to close and pose significant operational risk.
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Image: US Army Staff Sgt. Robert Laux receives instruction on operating a Night Fighter portable electronic jamming device from a British soldier. (US Army photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Sauders/Released)
