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AS4

ASX Airborne SIGINT

MALE UAV and Manned ISR COMINT/DF


AS4 is the high performance electronic surveillance solution for manned ISR and medium altitude long endurance UAV platforms. AS4 delivers high probability of intercept signal detection and high accuracy direction finding at a level of performance previously only available from much larger systems. AS4s low size, weight and power budget supports the carriage of several sensor types in the increasingly popular mid-sized ISR platform category, offering the multi-sensor capabilities previously found by larger platforms. AS4 is QinetiQs high accuracy COMINT / Direction Finding system for tactical applications which demand high performance from a compact system Optimised for MALE UAV and Manned ISR applications High accuracy Direction Finding supports Position Fixing at long stand off ranges and efficient cross-cuing of EO sensors Low size, weight and power airborne installation supports carriage of multiple payloads for multi-int applications

Airborne SIGINT provides a key component of a layered ISTAR capability. The large footprint and mobility of the airborne sensor provides signals intelligence over large operational areas supporting wide area surveillance missions, border and EEZ protection and intelligence collection. AS4 shares the same compact high performance receiver and processor technology as the AS3TM tactical UAV sensor but incorporates a multi-blade antenna array to maximise the Direction Finding (DF) performance. AS4 is the perfect match for MALE UAV and manned ISR platforms, the high DF accuracy supporting Position Fixing at long stand off ranges.

AS4 draws on QinetiQs proven track record in airborne DF systems to guarantee mission success. High efficiency correlation and calibration techniques optimise and maintain performance in dense signals environments. QinetiQs Infoviewer C2/HMI solution supports the operator in rapidly extracting intelligence from large volumes of gathered signals data, whether in manned or remote operation configurations.

DETECT. COLLECT. LOCATE. AS4

Intercept
Software defined capability Intercept frequency range 20MHz500MHz / optional 20MHz 3 GHz Instantaneous wideband receiver bandwidth of 40MHz Scan ~ 1GHz per second for 5 blade array Signal types: Fixed Frequency. Other signals available on request

Databasing & Analysis


Frequency, amplitude, transmission start time, duration & bearing saved into a Microsoft SQL Server database GUI Screens (Real Time Display; Active Frequency List; Target library; History Display; Map Display; Database Query Engine; Audio Control)

Remote Link
Standard TCP/IP and UDP communication protocols for payload control and data transmission Active control of data transmission over remote link

Signal Demodulation
Dual handoff digital receiver using FPGA based DDCs Bandwidths up to 100 kHz Data saved in the air to an in phase and quadrature format NFM, WFM, AM, USB, LSB, CW demodulators Manual and automatic tasking of scanning and recording of potential target signals

Direction Finding
Commutated DF Solution Standard 5-blade antenna array In built calibration function Typical Bearing accuracy 1-2 degrees (platform and frequency dependent)

QinetiQ Cody Technology Park Ively Road, Farnborough Hampshire, GU14 0LX United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)8700 100942 www.QinetiQ.com QINETIQ/12/01677 Copyright QinetiQ ltd 2012

QinetiQ gratefully acknowledges Hawker Beechcraft Corporation for use of image of HBC King Air 350ER AS4 concept platform and Aeronautics Ltd for use of image of Dominator MALE UAV AS4 concept platform. QinetiQ is a trade mark and registered trade mark of QinetiQ Limited in the EU, US and other countries. ASX, AS3 and AS4 are trade marks of QinetiQ Limited. Export permissions will apply.

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