Airborne ESM and SIGINT
Boosting airborne electromagnetic intelligence capabilitiesEnabling customers to master the increasing challenges in the electromagnetic environment now and in the future
In an era of increasingly complex and contested environments, HENSOLDT’s airborne ES and SIGINT solutions meet the growing challenges of today’s and tomorrow’s electromagnetic environment. Our systems support both tactical and strategic operations, providing vital information as the backbone of modern intelligence gathering. By identifying patterns of life, anomalies, and unknown emitters, we help forces cut through the fog of war.
Combined with high-performance platforms in terms of ceiling, range and time on station, our solutions provide unrivalled operational capabilities for persistent wide area reconnaissance.
Integrated systems for superior performance
HENSOLDT’s mission is to detect and protect by using advanced, AI-driven signal processing to provide accurate threat detection and enhanced situational awareness.
Our unique, holistic architecture integrates task-based workflows, using shared antenna and receiver resources for COMINT and ELINT. The fully integrated and software-driven SIGINT systems cover the electromagnetic spectrum from 20 MHz to 40 GHz.
Through the use of AI and automation, the systems reduce operator workload and enable unparalleled intelligence data collection and analysis.
Products
Innovative solutions for a safer world
Real-time signal analysis and processing - never be surprised again
Utilising state-of-the-art signal processing and data analysis technologies, HENSOLDT not only provides real-time intelligence analysis, but also extracts the essence out of big data.
By integrating data from multiple missions, our systems identify patterns of life, detect changes in enemy behaviour, communication network structures and unknown emitters. These capabilities provide much needed insights as mission success enablers for future operations.
Future-proof solutions for evolving threats and challenges
HENSOLDT’s commitment to innovation ensures that our airborne electromagnetic support solutions always stay ahead of emerging threats.
Our systems are designed with modularity and scalability in mind, allowing seamless upgrades and adaptations as new threats emerge. This future-proof approach ensures long-term effectiveness and meets the evolving requirements of the coming decades.
Modular, flexible, and scalable solutions
These platform agnostic solutions can be scaled to work on various platforms and ambitions.
Whether deployed on manned aircraft or Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), HENSOLDT’s solutions can be adapted and configured to meet specific operational requirements and different mission profiles.
Our SIGINT systems are an essential element for multi-domain operations and work best when deployed as network of (airborne) assets as a sensor grid solution.
The German PEGASUS programme
The Persistent German Airborne Surveillance System, or PEGASUS for short, is a project to provide the German Bundeswehr with signal-detecting airborne long-range surveillance and reconnaissance capabilites.
In this project HENSOLDT acts as general contractor and is also responsible for the production of the entire reconnaissance technology.
Lufthansa Technik, based in Hamburg, is responsible for the procurement of the aircraft from the manufacturer Bombardier and their modification (cabin conversion, installation of reconnaissance technology).
Our expertise
HENSOLDT has more than 25 years of dedicated experience in the area of signals intelligence.
General contractor for the German PEGASUS programme, providing the entire SIGINT sensor suite.
The company leverages its expertise in major European defence projects such as the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) and the Maritime Airborne Warfare System (MAWS).
Platform agnostic and scalable solutions with unparalleled signal detection capabilities over a wide frequency spectrum.
Key benefits
Maximising performance and valueComprehensive signals intelligence integration
- Seamlessly combines COMINT and ELINT findings for a comlete situational picture
- Fully digitalised system for signal processing
- Automated evaluation enables early classification and identification of different enemy units and weapon systems
Superior range and precision
- Operates over several hundred kilometres, enabling coverage of large areas from a safe distance
- High precision and automated processes facilitate early threat detection and strategic mission planning
- Scalable design enables integration into various platforms, including pods for different aircraft
Integrated solutions with collaborative support
- Turn-key AI-based solutions include both fixed and mobile ground stations
- Open standards and interfaces enable collaboration with local partners
- Comprehensive customer support catalogue with a wide range of support options, tailored to meet operational needs