Recent years have seen a significant push to modernize the Navys Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) capabilities in response to persistent increases in both the sophistication and capability of our enemies radio frequency (RF) systems. These upgrades have made the Navys AEA systems more effective than ever against adversarial systems, however, they have also compounded the associated interoperability challenges. Among the blue-force assets affected by these AEA systems is the Tactical Targeting Network Technology (TTNT). This next-generation technology enables low-latency sharing of time-critical voice, video, and sensor data on highly dynamic platforms. In order to ensure that our armed forces maintain the tactical edge in the modern battlefield, there is a pressing need to realize a solution that enables the use of this critical asset during electronic warfare (EW) missions. To address this urgent need, FIRST RF has proposed an innovative approach to tackle the challenging interference cancellation requirement. During the proposed Phase I effort, FIRST RF will leverage our unique expertise to investigate, develop, and prototype the key systems necessary to enable TTNT operation during AEA missions.
Benefit: If successful, FIRST RFs proposed interference cancellation system will enable next-generation TTNT systems to operate during airborne electronic attack (AEA) and electronic warfare (EW) missions. By leveraging our extensive experience and expertise with both the victim and aggressor systems, FIRST RFs approach provides a clear path to rapidly tailor and adapt proven interference cancellation technologies to develop and demonstrate viable solution to this challenging problem. Moreover, by leveraging our successful working relationship with the platform integrator, FIRST RF is uniquely well positioned to demonstrate and transition our proposed technologies to market, thereby ensuring the SBIR effort achieves its ultimate objective of delivering much-needed capabilities to our warfighters.
Keywords: Jamming, Jamming, interference, EA-18G, Tactical Targeting Network Technology (TTNT), Connectivity, MIDS/JTRS, Canceller, airborne electronic attack (AEA)
