Raytheon demonstrates critical Joint All Domain Command and Control capability

Maritime July 7, 2022

During the US Defense Department’s Valiant Shield 22 exercise this month, Raytheon Intelligence & Space successfully demonstrated the ability to collect data on a simulated sea-based threat and then share targeting solutions with distributed defense systems across the Western Pacific Ocean – a key test of the company’s Joint All Domain Command and Control infrastructure.

Raytheon’s Multi-Program Testbed, or RMT — a converted Boeing 727 — used a combination of radar and electronic intelligence sensors to characterise the simulated threat.

Onboard processors then synthesised the data in seconds to create a comprehensive targeting solution that was passed to tactical platforms.

“In the multi-domain fight, seconds could mean the difference between victory and defeat,” said Eric Ditmars, president of Secure Sensor Solutions at RI&S.

“This experiment shows we can deliver synthesized, multi-source data to commanders faster than ever, giving them a decisive battlefield advantage.”

Raytheon’s RMT, along with a KC-135 aircraft, four US Navy F/A-18 fighters and, a command-and-control station on the U.S. mainland shared data rapidly in the simulated, highly contested environment.

This scenario demonstrates Raytheon’s ability to provide successful machine-to-machine communications capabilities to share information securely across multiple sensors and defense systems.

“Bringing these capabilities to the field gives us the highest degree of confidence in their real-world applicability,” said Ditmars. “It allows us to stress test them in operational environments and accelerate their maturity.”

Valiant Shield 22 is a US-only, biennial field training that builds real-world proficiency in sustaining US forces through detecting, locating, tracking, and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land, and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas.

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