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☷The future of Army deep sensing
U.S. Army ( By Press Release office)
Jan 21,2024
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So there ' s this new jet called HADES that the Army is working on . It ' s gonna be able to fly really high and stay in the air for a long time , which is gonna be super helpful for detecting and exploiting threats . The Army realized that their current aircraft just isn ' t cutting it against the more advanced enemies they ' re facing , so they ' re developing the Multi - Domain Sensing System ( MDSS ) HADES program to replace them . The plan is to have a fleet of these jets with all these fancy intelligence and surveillance capabilities . They ' ll be able to gather all sorts of information and stay safe from enemy defenses . But before they actually start building these jets , they ' re partnering with another project to test out some sensors on different aircraft . They wanna make sure everything works as it should before they start building the real deal . "We are responsible for delivering these sensors as government - issued equipment to contracted lead systems integrators for use on PM FW platforms . " Additionally , the Army is committed to ensuring that HADES remains operational until fielded . As a bridging strategy to meet these requirements , we are developing an Army theater - level High Altitude Expeditionary Airborne ISR Radar/Signals Intelligence ( ATHENA - R/S ) jet platform . "The goal is to provide intelligence gathering with deep sensing of indicators and warnings , electronic orders of battle , and patterns of life for target development , " Teefey said . “This enables standoff operations to detect , locate , identify and track targets of interest to ground commanders . This effort supports Army G - 2 and ISR task force modernization strategies . Conceptual diagram of the high - altitude balloon ( top ) and high - altitude solar glider ( bottom ) that make up the High Altitude Platform Deep Sensing ( HAP/DS ) program . HAP/DS constitutes the high - altitude layer of the Multi - Domain Sensing System family of systems , making it a multi - domain operationally capable low - signature high - altitude platform operating in the stratosphere , enabling Earth penetration . Highly defended threat area of operations . The Army Field Manual ( FM ) 2 - 0: Intelligence , the Army ' s cornerstone manual on military intelligence , defines deep sensing as “a divisional system for gathering data and information to support targeting , situational understanding , or decision - making . It is defined as "the use of capabilities beyond the coordinated firing line . " I ' m making it . "The integration of HADES will enable the Army to fly higher , faster , and further , directly impacting our ability to see and perceive deeper , and improve organic performance in alignment with strategic tenants of FM 2 . 0 . " ” said Director Andrew Evans . Army ISR Task Force . “This will enable the Army to increase its acquisition capabilities to meet organic acquisition requirements while contributing to full domain awareness as part of the joint force . ” Follow HADES The next MDSS recording program is High Altitude Platform Deep Sensing ( HAP/DS ) . HAP/DS constitutes the high - altitude layer of the MDSS family of systems and is an MDO - enabled , low - signature , high - altitude platform ( i . e . , stratospheric balloon/solar fixed - wing aircraft ) operating in the stratosphere . Enables penetration into highly defended threat areas of operations . The Army is currently in the learning phase of the program . HAP/DS platforms can operate as individual platforms or in conjunction within platform formations to target targets in support of long - range precision fires in operational areas and strategic depth fire areas . provides continuous sensor delivery . Once HAP/DS is up and running , it ' ll have a bunch of cool sensors that can do a bunch of different stuff , like electronics intelligence , communications intelligence , SAR/MTI , and electro - optical/infrared . And there ' s even more sensor capabilities planned for the future . The Army is also planning to get more MDSS capabilities as part of their Future Years Development Plan . The Army Futures Command is working on two new programs , HERMES and ARGOS , to improve SIGINT and GEOINT sensor payloads . These programs will be used with the uncrewed aircraft systems owned by Project Manager Uncrewed Aircraft Systems . They ' re gonna use technology from the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command to make these programs even better . The goal is to have advanced technologies on existing platforms like HADES and HAP/DS . These MDSS payloads will provide SIGINT and GEOINT on future platforms to make things easier and cheaper . Evans said that having people who can turn ideas into actual things is important , and they ' re working closely with PD SAI to make sure they ' re delivering the best aerial ISR sensors . The material developers in Maryland will make sure the tools we give our soldiers are top - notch .
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