MissionGrid
Scalable network of airborne sensors
The challenge
The array of missions for which aircraft can be deployed is as wide-ranging as the platforms available to carry out these missions.
For example, modern-day missions may be conducted using fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters or unmanned aerial vehicles. The missions themselves may be conducted by air or naval forces for reconnaissance and target-acquisition missions (ISR/ISTAR), as well as for border protection, search-and-rescue deployments, maritime patrols, law enforcement and object protection.
If single aircraft can be given the added capability of flying multiple missions of different kinds, it broadens the options for providers of contracted air services to generate greater revenue streams as a result. This, in turn, delivers added value to government and military operators.
Our solution
MissionGrid is a scalable mission system that takes full advantage of the rich feature set provided by the HENSOLDT radar and electro-optic sensor range. Combined with data fusion and mission management software, MissionGrid provides a capability increase that enables a single aircraft to fly multiple missions. This opens up greater revenue earning options for contracted air service providers and delivers greater value to government and military operators.
In order to minimise integration risk onto the aircraft, HENSOLDT provides the Airborne Systems Integration Lab. This VPN-accessible facility replicates the complete aircraft mission system and operational environment for verification testing, certification and synthetic training.
MissionGrid can be expanded for aircraft operations in contested, hostile or GPS-denied airspace. This includes protection from multiple threats such as ballistic, RF and optically guided weapons.
Features and benefits
Features
- Scalable mission system
- Network of wide sensor range combined with data fusion and mission management software
- Airborne Systems Integration Lab as VPN-accessible facility to replicate the complete aircraft mission system and operational environment for verification testing, certification and synthetic training
Benefits
- Enables an aircraft to perform multiple roles
- Increases operational flight hours
- Maximises operational readiness with remote diagnostics and performance based logistics
- Synthetic training system shortens learning curve for new mission system
- Reducing aircraft integration cost, risk and schedule
- One-Stop-Shop, reducing customer procurement and logistics burden
Configuration
Being a scalable mission system, MissionGrid takes full advantage of the rich feature set provided by the HENSOLDT radar and electro-optic sensor range.
Combined with data fusion and mission management software, MissionGrid provides a capability increase that enables a single aircraft to deliver multiple missions.
