Micro L-Band SIGINT Line Replaceable Unit for Medium and High Altitude unmanned aerial platforms - BlackFishX

地理定位和跟踪卫星电话通信的能力是参与全球海上安全和监视的机构军械库的一个基本要素。地平线公司目前的BlackFish（tm）信号情报（SIGINT）解决方案是其成功的FlyingFish（tm）系统的后续产品，FlyingFish（tm）系统已在60多架北约和非北约飞机上飞行。BlackFish（tm）监控Thuraya、ISAT和铱卫星电话网络，地理定位和监控卫星电话手机。我们的系统已经部署在北约和FRONTEX飞机上，并帮助挽救了20，000多名移民的生命。基于工业研究的BlackFishX项目旨在推进我们最先进的机载信号情报解决方案，用于最新的高空长续航（黑尔）和中高空长续航（MALE）平台。我们的具体目标是利用我们在卫星电话通信的非军事监视方面开发的能力，以开发HAPS平台提供的潜力。黑尔和MALE平台的要求将要求我们在有效载荷的构造方面进行重大开发，尤其是在明显减小其尺寸和质量方面。在我们展望未来天基平台应用时，从这项工作中获得的知识将是非常宝贵的。Horizon将与现有供应商以及射频和微波产品专家Linwave合作开发BlackFishX。该项目将持续15个月，项目成本预算为228，215英镑。

The ability to geolocate and track satellite phone communications is an essential element of the armoury of agencies involved in maritime security and surveillance globally.Horizon's current BlackFish(tm) Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) solution is a follow-on to its successful FlyingFish(tm) system which is flying on over 60 NATO and non-NATO aircraft. BlackFish(tm) monitors the Thuraya, ISAT, and Iridium Sat Phone networks, geolocating and monitoring Sat Phone handsets. Our systems are already deployed in NATO and FRONTEX aircraft and have helped save the lives of more than 20,000 migrants.The Industrial research-based BlackFishX project targets advancement in our state of the art of airborne SIGINT solutions for use on the latest High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) and Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) platforms. We specifically aim to leverage the capabilities we have developed in non-military surveillance of satellite phone communications to exploit the potential that HAPS platforms provide.The requirements of HALE and MALE platforms will require significant development in the construction of our payload, not least in reducing its size and mass appreciably. The knowledge gained from the work will be invaluable as we look to future space-based platform applications. Horizon will partner with existing supplier and RF and microwave product specialist Linwave in developing BlackFishX. The project will last 15 months and project costs are budgeted at £228,215\.