What used to take months, perhaps years, to design is now being achieved in a matter of weeks in many cases.It’s all enabled through a concept known as digital engineering, a holistic approach to designing, developing and testing defense systems in virtual environments before any part hits the production line. And engineers at Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business, are no strangers to digital engineering.
C4ISRNET will checked on progress with a leading prototype project to test this agile approach for missile warning satellites, as the Space Force works toward a common C2 ground service for all of its space systems.
Defense News spoke to Scott McGleish, the executive director of Space and C2 for Raytheon, about JADC2, considerations for how to implement it across the services, as well as the recent shift in leveraging open source capabilities from industry.
Raytheon Intelligence & Space’s Mode 5 system delivers a critical upgrade to Identification Friend or Foe, enabling pilots to better identify and track friendly aircraft from long-range distances. Learn how a series of technological advancements is improving situational awareness — and safety.