Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations

Deliver Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Capabilities Faster

Spectrum superiority is critical to success on the battlefield. Amid an increasingly contested and congested electromagnetic (EM) spectrum, achieving dominance through electromagnetic spectrum operations (EMSO) enables the reliable operation of radar, communication, and navigation systems while deceiving and disrupting the adversary—creating a decisive tactical edge. Radar and electronic warfare (EW) systems are undergoing rapid technological disruption, as advances in active electronically scanned arrays, ultra-wideband technology, and cognitive systems introduce new design and test challenges within the broader EMSO mission space.

flight crew walking towards military aircraft
three large radar dishes

NI Commitment

Accelerating EMSO Capability Development

NI is committed to helping you gain a tactical edge in an increasingly congested and contested EM spectrum. Let’s work together to build a modular, agile, and scalable approach to electromagnetic spectrum operations (EMSO)—encompassing radar and EW design and test—so you can rapidly deploy advanced capabilities and improve mission readiness across all domains.

The NI user-programmable FPGA instruments have delivered immediate and striking economic benefits across all project stages, from non-recurring engineering (NRE), to production, to life-cycle management. This has led to a total project cost reduction of more than 50 percent.

Armando Arenai

NATO Support Agency (NSPA)

Researching Cognitive Radar

Dr. Ram Narayanan from Penn State and Dr. Brian Phelan from Army Research Laboratory discuss how they’ve implemented spectrum interference avoidance with cognitive processing and share how NI has accelerated their prototyping workflow.

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