C-UAS Sensors & C2 Platform Participate in CENTCOM Demonstration

BlueHalo has participated in Desert Guardian 1.0, an integrated counter-drone sensor demonstration recently hosted by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) at Fort Drum, New York. 

The exercise showcased multiple BlueHalo technologies designed to detect and track Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) threats in operational environments.

During Desert Guardian 1.0, BlueHalo demonstrated its integrated Counter-UAS (C-UAS) sensors across multiple modalities–all tracked and integrated through VigilantHalo, BlueHalo’s software-driven platform for real-time airspace Command-and-Control (C2).

VigilantHalo takes data from multiple, disparate sensors and systems then filters, analyzes, and displays them on a “single pane of glass” to dramatically improve airspace awareness, track beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) UAS and air threats, reduce cognitive workloads, improve decision-making, and shorten response times. 

The all-in-one, integrated C2 system is built on a secure, micro-service architecture that can be served to cloud, mobile, and fixed-site installations. Its versatile design supports multiple missions, including air traffic control (ATC) and C-UAS for military, federal, state, municipal, and commercial applications–providing operators with complete airspace awareness and control, whether from a command center or laptop in the field.

In addition to its multi-modality C-UAS sensors displayed at Desert Guardian 1.0, BlueHalo provides a full suite of layered C-UAS solutions to Department of Defense customers. The company’s Titan-SV system offers autonomous radio-frequency (RF) detection and precision tracking of small UAS. 

Titan, another RF-based C-UAS solution from BlueHalo, can detect, track, and force drones to safely land without disrupting nearby communications or electronics. BlueHalo’s LOCUST Directed Energy Laser Weapon System combines precision optical and laser hardware with advanced software, artificial intelligence, and processing. It is operationally deployed and warfighter-trusted to identify, track, and engage a wide variety of targets with its hard-kill High Energy Laser. 

The company’s Freedom Eagle (FE-1) Next-Generation C-UAS Missile goes beyond current kinetic capabilities to increase lethality and range against Group 3 UAS and other larger air threats while seamlessly integrating with existing infrastructure and C2 systems.

James Batt, BlueHalo Chief Growth Officer, explained, “CENTCOM sees firsthand the rapidly evolving threats of today and, like BlueHalo, understands the urgency needed to develop and field innovative, agile solutions to ensure mission success and warfighter safety. 

“While many of our technologies are already actively deployed and protecting troops in the region, Desert Guardian 1.0 gave BlueHalo the unique opportunity to showcase VigilantHalo’s superior airspace C2 along with our C-UAS sensors and capabilities within real-world conditions for command leaders and operators who will use these tools daily.”

Mary Clum, BlueHalo Space and Products Portfolio President, added, “BlueHalo continues to deliver ingenuity to meet the evolving UAS threat landscape. Desert Guardian 1.0 gave us the opportunity to show off these capabilities while collaborating with industry leaders and government agencies to ensure the innovation does not stop. 

“BlueHalo remains committed to delivering the solutions our warfighters need to meet the unique challenges faced in the CENTCOM region.”