HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Jan. 22,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos and the U.S. Army Combat
Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Aviation and Missile
Center's (AvMC's) Advanced Multilayered Mobile Force Protection
(AM2FP) team demonstrated the successful operation of its Counter -
small Unmanned Aerial System (C-sUAS) at the Maneuver and Fires
Integration Experiment (MFIX) 2024. The AM2FP correctly tracked and
identified 100 percent of the presented threats in the presence of
clutter. No false negatives or positives were generated by
the system during the MFIX flight tests. The AM2FP was the only
C-sUAS system that demonstrated tracking and identification of
single threats and swarms while operating on the move.
"This is an incredible achievement for our team," said Leidos
Dynetics President Steve Cook. "As
the only system in the MFIX capable of autonomously tracking and
correctly identifying while moving, we are providing a unique
advantage to our customers. While we're still evaluating all
results from the demonstration, the exercise validated our research
and ability to deliver new advantages on current and future
battlefields."
The MFIX 2024 event brought together customers from the U.S.
Army and Department of Defense to showcase new advancements and
performance improvements in the C-UAS field. The AM2FP team
improved its performance from last year's demonstration while also
highlighting an additional integration with the Army's Forward Area
Air Defense Command and Control (FAAD C2) architecture. Significant
innovations in radar performance and threat discrimination were
also validated using targets and design reference missions provided
by the Government.
During the Distinguished Visitor Day, the AM2FP team
demonstrated multi-threat autonomous engagements and defeats.
Simultaneously, radar and weapon status were reported to the FAAD
C2 system.
"It was an honor to share our capabilities and the art of the
possible with these distinguished visitors," Cook said. "Our
success further highlights the need for future investment while
maintaining our lead in the latest technological innovations."
Leidos' AM2FP work began under the Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency (DARPA) Mobile Force Protection (MFP) program. The
program featured a multi-layer defense architecture to defeat
unauthorized drone intrusions over fixed-base military
installations and on-the-move operations. To meet this need, Leidos
developed several capabilities, including the Multifunction X-Band
Radar (MXR), an X-Band Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA)
radar, and a system deploying two types of reusable interceptors.
The AM2FP system was designed to autonomously track and disable
enemy sUAS while minimizing the risk of collateral damage even in
challenging and complex scenarios. Leidos also created the
Co-axial Unmanned Guided Autonomous Rotorcraft (CUGAR). This highly
reusable, low cost, low regret, low collateral, autonomous
interceptor demonstrated the defeat of Group 1 and 2 sUAS
threats.
The current contract for upgrades to the MXR sensor, CUGAR
interceptor and the C2 system is managed by the U.S. Army DEVCOM
AvMC Radar Operations Facility (ROF) at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. The U.S. Army DEVCOM AvMC
provides increased responsiveness to the nation's Warfighters
through aviation and missile capabilities and life cycle
engineering solutions.
About Leidos
Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly
addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security
and health. The company's 47,000 employees support vital missions
for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in
Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported
annual revenues of approximately $14.4
billion for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2022. For more information,
visit www.Leidos.com.
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