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Leonardo Launches Spider COMINT System

: Jul 16, 2018 - : 12:20 am

Leonardo will unveil its new ‘Spider’ airborne Electronic Warfare (EW) communications intelligence (COMINT) product at the Farnborough Air Show 2018. This new product is on display at Leonardo’s stand (L1). Trials of Spider have been conducted in 2018 and first deliveries will be available from 2019.

 

Spider will be able to intercept and analyse enemy communications in real time and will have  eight Radio Frequency (RF) antennas contained within the system providing commanders the ability to monitor hostile forces’ intent and location utilising Spider’s built-in geolocation technology.

 

The Spider’s antenna array weighs less than 20kg fitting inside a 1.5 x 0.5 x 0.5m pod, allowing it to be installed on a range of platforms including surveillance aircraft such as the King Air 350, Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) remotely-piloted air systems and larger aircraft such as Leonardo’s ATR-72MP.

 

Spider has been designed for simple integration in an underbelly pod configuration and is supplied factory-calibrated and ready to install on the host aircraft.

 

Spider can be combined with Leonardo’s SAGE Electronic Surveillance Measures/electronic intelligence (ESM/ELINT) system to provide a full signals intelligence (SIGINT) capability through a single mission interface. COMINT and ELINT data will be provided to the crew through a single graphical user interface which allows mission commander overview or dedicated COMINT and ELINT analysis.

 

Spider will automatically detect and track targets, presenting operators with an in-depth picture of the activities of hostile forces.

 

Developed to provide high-end COMINT features at a significantly reduced cost compared to competing systems, Spider has been designed and manufactured in the UK and is readily exportable.

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