As technologies evolve, government defense organizations steadily evolve electronic warfare (EW) solutions to counteract and then surpass capabilities of their adversaries by leapfrogging each other in an ongoing mission imperative to maintain dominance. Essential functions of EW systems are acquiring RF [radio frequency] signals of interest and then performing the required signal-processing tasks to deliver an effective response. This fosters new technologies and architectures that boost performance levels in both operations.

Cockpits featuring multifunction avionics, large touch screen displays, advanced communication systems, high performance/low consumption solutions, and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities will be part of the future daily life of military pilots.

Kelsey Ryon with Mercury Systems talks about the latest RFSoC at Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit 2023 in Nashville.

Today’s modern defense systems exploit massive volumes of data to provide warfighters with more accurate, complete intel. 

This week’s product, the Mercury Systems DRF3182 Direct RF Processing Module, is a new COTS (commercial-off-the-shelf) open-architecture board that leverages Intel’s new Stratix 10 AX SoC field-programmable gate array (FPGA). Designed for electronic warfare (EW), electronic intelligence (ELINT), and radar applications, this technology can enhance a wide range of applications including software-defined radio (SDR) and communications.