Advanced EW Capabilities Showcased at AOC Symposium

L3Harris has showcased its cutting-edge Distributed Spectrum Collaboration and Operations (DiSCO™) capability in live demonstrations at the Association of Old Crows (AOC) International Symposium in Washington, D.C.

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 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 equipped with the L3Harris compact EW payload collected radio frequency data streamed to the cloud for real-time processing and analysis.

The L3Harris 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.

The AOC event follows the successful DiSCO demo at Valiant Shield 2024, the U.S. Indo Pacific Command’s biennial field training exercise. During this 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. 

Jennifer Lewis, President, Airborne Combat Systems, L3Harris, commented, “DiSCO turns months of data analysis into minutes, enabling unprecedented speed and accuracy in detecting and acting on unknown signals. It’s the first step in laying the foundation for distributed electronic attack capabilities and enhanced sensor-to-shooter integration.”

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