Airborne COMINT solutions

Advanced electronic warfare for long-range signal detection and automatic enemy emissions geolocation

Surveillance and intelligence
Air combat
Collaborative combat

Airborne COMINT/DF is a key strategic intelligence gathering asset for national intelligence or joint users, able to meet homeland defence, border monitoring and national security requirements.

With the return of high-intensity warfare, airborne communications intelligence (COMINT) and electronic warfare (EW) are making a strong comeback in the arsenal of combat equipment needed to achieve operational superiority. Detecting adversaries discreetly and at long range to anticipate their movements and detect and intercept their communications is becoming a crucial capability in military operations.

The airborne COMINT system delivers long-range detection and accurate geolocation, tracking thousands of emissions simultaneously. This scalable system is suitable for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions, as well as Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) operations. Designed for both tactical and strategic levels, the system is a powerful tool for gathering real-time intelligence in passive mode, enhancing situation awareness on the battlefield.

Our airborne COMINT system capabilities

Wideband V/UHF interceptor and direction finder.

Thales has developed a lightweight, remotely controlled EW payload for deployment by small drones to detect and locate radio signals. It provides front-line units with agile, discreet access to electromagnetic intelligence, and an unprecedented ability to detect radio sources tens of kilometres away with no active emissions.