Spyglass Short Range Surveillance Radar for Automated Directed Energy Target Acquisition

USAF and USSF security forces have a need to detect and defeat drones at longer ranges and with greater automation. Numerica’s precision surveillance radar, Spyglass, can enable automated targeting of small, unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) for current and future directed energy systems to meet this requirement. In the proposed effort, Numerica will engage with stakeholders in AFLCMC/HBU, AF Security Forces Center and the AFRL Directed Energy Directorate to assess product-market fit between Spyglass and AF customer and end-user needs and formulate pilot trials. Addressing key customer requirements, Spyglass uses Ku-Band phased array and advanced software technologies to achieve the range and precision necessary to effectively support automated targeting. It is one of few Counter-sUAS (C-sUAS) radars designed and manufactured in the US.  Numerica’s team developed Spyglass from concept to production representative prototype in less than 18 months and in parallel deployed our MIMIR C-sUAS software into successful operations with USAF end-users in multiple combatant commands. Numerica has established partnerships that will support rapid commercialization of Spyglass. The team’s experience and strong commercialization plan make the proposed effort a low-risk opportunity for the USAF to advance the S&T strategic capability for Speed and Reach of Disruption and Lethality.