DiSCO is a resilient, vendor-agnostic Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO) architecture that connects multiple electronic warfare (EW) systems across a distributed network for real-time threat detection and response. The architecture integrates with both existing and future systems without extensive retrofitting, delivering crucial flexibility in a highly dynamic environment where adversaries continue to enhance their own EMSO capabilities.
During the AOC live demos, a Seasats Lightfish autonomous vessel with our compact EW payload onboard, collected radio frequency data streamed to the cloud for real-time processing and analysis.
Our graphical user interface (GUI), displayed on military hardware, demonstrated how DiSCO enables rapid reprogramming of EW systems in the field from continental United States locations to forward operating positions and cockpits. This is enabled via L3harris artificial intelligence and machine learning tools that assist with analysis and decision making.
“DiSCO turns months of data analysis into minutes, enabling unprecedented speed and accuracy in detecting and acting on unknown signals,” says Jennifer Lewis, President, Airborne Combat Systems, L3Harris. “It’s the first step in laying the foundation for distributed electronic attack capabilities and enhanced sensor-to-shooter integration."
The AOC event follows another successful DiSCO demo earlier in the year at Valiant Shield 2024, the U.S. Indo Pacific Command’s biennial field training exercise. During that event, DiSCO successfully shared real-time radio frequency signal data between Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, and multiple EW payloads operating in Hawaii and in San Diego, California. In addition, L3Harris has conducted several successful DiSCO demonstrations, namely at Silent Swarm and with our B-52 platform partners during customer engagements.
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