Opportunistic Selection and Waveform Adaptation Plus (OSWA+)

This proposal is to develop an innovative system for Opportunistic Selection and Waveform Adaptation Plus (OSWA+) to resist adversary jamming. Our team is exceptionally well qualified to execute this project. Perceptronics Solutions has decades of experience with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) that include applying these methods to cognitive electronic warfare. Our subcontractor Pacific Defense is a highly experienced defense firm specializing in electronic warfare systems. As electronic warfare systems become increasingly sophisticated, many current radar systems are vulnerable to electronic attacks such as barrage noise and deceptive jamming. The OSWA+ system leverages the flexibility and computational resources of modern software-controlled radar systems to overcome these attacks. Specifically, OSWA+ uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to intelligently select and adjust jam resistant waveforms during operation in response to real time feedback of waveform effectiveness and adversary behavior. Rather than using a one-size-fits all approach, OSWA+ uses a suite of AI/ML algorithms which complement each other and each of which are effective in different operational conditions. The OSWA+ technical approach combines cutting-edge algorithms for machine learning with our team’s extensive experience in signal processing and EW hardware systems. Under this effort we will design and develop the OSWA+ prototype, demonstrate the effectiveness of OSWA+ through both software and hardware-in-the-loop simulation, and plan for Phase III integration.