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ELT Group Ventures into

New Domains, Unveils New Logo

new logo, expansion of its capa- detection), and finally selective drone takeover and countermea-
bilities into the space and cyber sures (cyber countermeasures).
domains; ELT Group, formerly
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A ettronica, is evolving even as it In the cyber domain, Cy4Gate is presenting its Hybrid Cyber
grows its global footprint. Digital Twin. The platform can simulate an IT/OT (Information
Technology/Operational technology) network to identify poten-
The electronic warfare specialist is at the tial vulnerabilities and preventively implement countermeasures
Show, sporting a new visual identity and high- that facilitate a more effective and timely response to a hacker.
lighting its new capabilities in space and cyber Digital twin technology makes it possible to improve the cyber
domains. Recognizing that Space is attracting resilience of networks and the technologies, to make red and
cyber criminals as it becomes an increasingly blue team training more effective by having them practice on
strategic business sector, the company has simulated attack scenarios using real and current threats, and to
introduced a capability to examine developing implement a ’honey net’. A honey net is a simulated network iden-
threats in the sector. ELT Group has lever- tical to the real one that is used as ‘cyber bait’ for the attacker in
aged its electromagnetic spectrum expertise order to isolate it, study its behaviour and attack techniques, and
to make the first payload, Scorpio, for space- then adjust defensive measures. Hybrid Cyber Digital Twin tech-
based signals intelligence nology is tactically flexible
collection (aimed at col- and highly portable.
lecting unclassified data)
placed in a low earth orbit. The new capabilities
The satellite carrying the are the first technolog-
payload was launched on ical results outlined by
April 15 onboard a SpaceX ELT Group’s Tenet 2030
Falcon 9 rocket. industrial plan. Tenet 2030

moves the company in an
Through CY4GATE, the Italian company has increasingly global, multi-domain dimension, reflecting new
increased the capabilities of its ADRIAN trends in the realm of sixth-generation air platforms, mainly the
(Anti-Drone Interception, Acquisition and multi-national Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) that the
Neutralization) system with a new feature company is involved with.
called Cyber RF (Radio Frequency) which
makes it capable of effectively detecting and
reacting to new and more complex civilian “Following Tenet 2030, ELT Group is evolving to respond more
and military operational scenarios involving effectively to new technological challenges and increasingly com-
both military and civilian, threatened by new plex protection demands,” said Enzo Benigni, Company President
generation malicious drones. Cyber RF is a and CEO. “This evolution has been possible thanks to the deep
complement to ADRIAN’s jamming, radar and expertise, gained over seven decades, in the innovative use of the
visual modules and enhances its performance. electromagnetic spectrum through proprietary technologies, and
ADRIAN can now perform a full takeover of through continuous work in research and development. Today,
the drone to achieve a safe landing, avoiding ELT is a group showcasing its expertise in new domains and in
impacts in the locale where the drone is flying. new geographies, without losing focus of its core business where
It is also able to fully control the hostile drone the company continues to invest in innovative solutions to provide
in the countering phase. armed forces with advanced proprietary systems.”

According to the company, Cyber RF ensures ELT Group’s new logo, unveiled at the ongoing show, is repre-
100 percent detection of most commercial sented by a sphere from which electromagnetic waves propagate
drones being used for hostile purposes. It also to summarise three messages at the heart of the company’s
allows the real-time tracking of the drone and evolution: the dominance of the electromagnetic spectrum in
the pilot, the possibility of aircraft identifica- every domain, the global projection of the company, and the
tion and obtaining related telemetry (cyber increased ability to protect assets, people and data.

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