Leonardo selected AUSA, the annual conference of the U.S. Army Association, to unveil the latest Electronic Warfare solution born in Luton (Leonardo UK headquarters). It is an electronic warfare suite designed for the installation on relatively small and “expendable” drones to be used as stand-in jammers, and named BRITE STORM.
Considering the name of the solution, it is clear that this development descends from what has been done, with great success, in miniaturized form, with the BRITE CLOUD radar-active countermeasure, adopted not only by the RAF (on TORNADO GR9 and, later, TYPHOON) but, recently, also selected by the USAF for the F-35A.
BRITE STORM, in its “standard” form, weighs only about 2.5 kg and consists of an antenna (specific to the chosen platform), a Miniature Technique Generator to generate jamming signals, and the necessary transmit-receive modules. The system has low power consumption (it could be powered by the equivalent of the battery on a HUMVEE-type vehicle) and is specifically intended for usage on expendable platforms, so the price is also low. In terms of volume, BRITE STORM has a footprint of about 3.5 l. Like BRITE CLOUD, the new system performs in all radar bands from A to J.
Leonardo UK has been working for some time now on the concept of Stand-In Jammers that can “mask” an attack formation by emitting false signals directly inside adversary defense “bubbles.” Specifically, think of the SPEAR EW, the jammer variant of the SPEAR 3 stand-off mini-missile, which employs a further, earlier development of the BRITE CLOUD system.
As early as 2020, Leonardo UK demonstrated, for the Royal Air Force, an EW solution based on BRITE CLOUD technology installed, however, on drones. This new development thus continues on a solid and recognizable basis.
BRITE STORM can create electronic “noise” to blind adversary radar or, like the BRITE CLOUD countermeasure, create a false radar return that makes the enemy believe that attack aircraft are on the way, distracting them from the real offensive package.
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