BAE Systems is testing its Small Adaptive Bank of Electronic Resources (SABER) technology in flight for a major upgrade to the EC-37B Compass Call aircraft software.
BAE Systems and the United States Air Force (USAF) conducted a series of tests on a total of 11 EC-130H flights by Davis Monthan AFB in Arizona, USA.
The EC-37B Compass Call to Combat Electronic Warfare (EW) is being developed to provide enhanced electronic attack capabilities for the USAF.
It will be 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 “shifts” 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”. It will provide the backbone of the EC-37B’s operating system.
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 complies with US Department of Defense (DoD) standards.
It “embeds safeguards” during product design and uses an open architecture to allow hosting of various government-agreed applications.
Additional testing of SABER 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 SABER technology work is underway at the facility in Hudson, New Hampshire, USA.
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