DENVER, March 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed
Martin's (NYSE: LMT) manned airborne testbed, the Airborne
Multi-INT Lab (AML), has been enhanced to expedite its ability to
deliver decision-quality intelligence. The AML is utilized to
experiment with combinations of sensors, systems and technologies
to help customers develop ways to support a diverse range of
contingency operations.
To accelerate its ability to transform "data" into
"intelligence," updates were recently made to the AML's on-board
processing capability, which collects and correlates disparate
types of sensor data. The AML now has an autonomous sensor control
mode that can coordinate operations between the testbed's various
onboard sensors. This mode allows operators to focus on mission
planning and operational issues while detailed execution is handled
autonomously.
Also integrated into the testbed's mission system was a
cognitive processing capability that enables rapid adaptation to a
changing target environment. In addition, the AML's open,
"plug-and-play" architecture was upgraded to extend the system's
ability to integrate with existing ground architectures. This open
architecture allows additional new software and hardware to be
integrated in a matter of hours.
"Getting the right intelligence to those who need it is critical
for any mission to succeed," said Dr. Rob
Smith, vice president of C4ISR for Lockheed
Martin. "The AML has furthered our ability to expedite
solution delivery, reduce the risk of those solutions, and help us
deliver differentiated capabilities affordably to our
customers."
The AML, a modified Gulfstream III business jet, provides a
readily reconfigurable platform to rapidly explore how multiple
sensors and onboard systems interact, and how to best apply them
for use in military and non-military markets. A variety of features
onboard the aircraft enable this experimentation. Equipped with a
multitude of sensors (electro-optical/ infrared systems, synthetic
aperture radar, electronic intelligence and communications
intelligence) and various communications apertures, the AML also
has an open architecture that eases sensor interchangeability, a
radome on the belly of the aircraft with ample volume for a mix of
sensors, four onboard workstations and a computing capability that
supports most commercial operating systems.
Beyond traditional uses such as development and evaluation
support, this robust intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
(ISR) lab can be deployed anywhere in the world with a minimal
support footprint. Since its introduction in 2009, the AML has more
than 4,000 mission hours providing "ISR as a Service" supporting
real-world customer missions.
For additional information, visit
www.lockheedmartin.com/us/products/aml
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda,
Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace
company that employs approximately 97,000 people worldwide and is
principally engaged in the research, design, development,
manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology
systems, products and services.
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