Airborne SIGINT Payloads for Manned and Unmanned Aircraft
With decades of experience in developing advanced airborne reconnaissance systems, Northrop Grumman delivers proven technology for communications and electronic intelligence (COMINT and ELINT) systems. Over the past 35 years the company has delivered more than 250 payloads, and more are planned for future deployment.
Northrop Grumman’s SIGINT expertise spans many relevant capabilities:
- Modern signal waveform analysis and processing
- Algorithm development
- Hardware development and integration
- Software and hardware architectures
- Full system integration, fielding and life-cycle support.
With experience on rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft, Northrop Grumman’s airborne SIGINT payloads support manned and remote operations for tactical and strategic missions. They range in size and capability from 25 lb., 30 W, single-channel systems to 1000+ lb., 6000+ W, wideband systems.
Using advanced, proven methods that overcome problems associated with complex and wide, instantaneous bandwidth modulations, Northrop Grumman’s COMINT solutions enable rapid interception, geolocation and processing of communication signals.
Northrop Grumman’s solutions use advanced ELINT signal processing and high signal throughput on COTS processors. Even in dense signal environments, the company’s solutions enable automatic, fast, wideband search, highconfidence identification and precision emitter location of complex radar signals.