Northrop Grumman Demonstrates the Future for Deep-Sensing for the U.S. Army

Northrop Grumman successfully demonstrated its Deep-Sensing and Targeting (DSaT) platform at the Experimental Demonstration Gateway Event (EDGE) ’23, hosted by the U.S. Army.

During a simulated, real-world tactical scenario, the company successfully:

• Gathered and fused multi-domain data for rapid dissemination to the Tactical Operations Center;

• Collected and analyzed data from commercial satellites onboard the aircraft;

• Met 100-percent of the criteria for the experimentation

Details on DSaT:

DSaT is a multi-domain deep-sensing architecture integrated into a civilian aircraft, providing intelligence collection that reaches beyond the visual line of sight of local sensors. While leveraging elements of the TITAN pre-prototype system, its capability fills a gap in data collection by combining space-based geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) imagery with aerial and terrestrial intelligence from commercial and military space systems.

Phase 1 successfully demonstrated the GEOINT capabilities with future phases planned incorporating multiple intelligence platforms.

The CRJ-700 jet was used at EDGE ‘23 in Yuma, Arizona to demonstrate DSaT’s multi-domain deep sensing architecture. The DSaT capabilities are integrated into a civilian aircraft, providing intelligence collection that can reach beyond the visual line of sight of local sensors. (Photo Credit: Northrop Grumman)