BAE Systems is testing its Small Adaptive Bank of Electronic Resources (SABER) technology on a total of 11 EC-130H Compass Call flights.
The flight tests were conducted in conjunction with teams from the United States Air Force (USAF), Davis Montan Air Force Base in Arizona.
The USAF EC-130H Compass Call is a modified version of the C-130 Hercules glider. This fleet will be replaced by the EC-37B Compass Call aircraft.
SABER technology, which meets US Department of Defense (DoD) standards, will provide the backbone of the EC-37B’s operating system.
The EC-37B Compass Call to Combat Electronic Warfare (EW) is being developed to provide enhanced electronic attack capabilities for the USAF.
It is based on the Gulfstream G550 Conformal Airborne Early Warning Aircraft (CAEW) aircraft, which is a derivative of the G550 business aircraft.
According to BAE, the SABER system is a technological advancement that is “moving” from hardware to software-based ability to fight electromagnetic spectrum for USAF and its Compass Call weapon system.
The SABER system is built on a set of software-defined radio stations (SDRs) using an “open system architecture”.
PAM Potter, CEO of BAE Systems Electronic Attack Solutions, said: “SABER allows flexibility to update systems without significant physical reconfiguration.
“It also adapts to new applications, as well as revisions to existing applications. This is the technology that will allow the United States Air Force (USAF) to respond quickly and actively to emerging enemy threat systems. ”
SABER “incorporates safeguards” during product design and uses an open architecture to allow hosting of various government-agreed applications.
Additional testing of SABER, which will take place this year, will focus on “simultaneous engagement capacity, dynamic resource sharing, rapid integration”, as well as the operation of a number of additional applications.
BAE Systems noted that work on SABER technology is taking place at the Hudson facility.
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