Lockheed Martin to develop airborne electronic warfare (EW) software that runs on SOSA-aligned computers
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio – U.S. Air Force electronic warfare (EW) experts are asking Lockheed Martin Corp. to develop software that helps aircraft pilots understand and manage electromagnetic situational awareness for airborne EW.
Officials of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, announced a $15.9 million contract last week to the Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Laboratories segment in Cherry Hill, N.J. for the Ephemeral Paragon (E-Gon) program.
Electromagnetic situational awareness
E-Gon seeks an advanced software suite of tactical single-ship EW capabilities to provide an enhanced understanding of the electromagnetic operating environment with a focus on algorithm adaptation, EW system management, and data management of the electromagnetic operating environment.
Researchers are asking Lockheed Martin to develop E-Gon computer hardware that complies with the Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA), Open Mission systems (OMS), and Big Iron open-systems standards.
The E-Gon's five technical areas and details considered controlled information and are not openly available. The Air Force will award one contract for each of the five technical areas. Each technical area will mature existing government-owned algorithms until technologies are mature enough for prototype demonstration in a real-world environment.
Ultimately, the project seeks to mature E-Gon software sufficiently to enable one systems integrator to build the software into a tactical platform.
More information
For more information contact Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Laboratories online at www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/capabilities/research-labs/advanced-technology-labs.html, or the Air Force Research Laboratory at www.afrl.af.mil.
Email technical questions or concerns to Paul Repasky at [email protected], and contracting questions to the Air Force's Colleen McDonald at [email protected].
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