The US private plane used for surveillance and interception of the Russian military by the US…
It may look like a normal Bombardier Challenger 650, a fast luxury private jet, but the profound modifications made inside allow it to act as a spy plane to intercept enemy communications and it has already been used in theaters of war.
It is the Leidos ARTEMIS II , the second aircraft built by Virginia-based defense and technology company Leidos for surveillance purposes and entrusted to the US military. Extensive modifications to the aircraft, with a new signal processing equipment architecture, integration of modular antennas, and air-to-ground communications, allow it to intercept and decipher enemy communications from long ranges.
According to Defense One, the US military used the services of the first ARTEMIS extensively to monitor Russian communications in the war in Ukraine.
The Challenger 650's ability to fly long distances at higher altitudes makes these missions relatively risk-free and effective. The aircraft can reach altitudes in excess of 40,000 feet, 12,000 meters, and "operate at higher speeds, allowing it to pick up deeper signals over a wider area while maintaining an acceptable stall position," reads a statement from Leidos . Its 4,000 nautical mile range and nearly ten hours of operation give enough time to record enough data.
The advanced systems of these spy planes help the military avoid grounding men and equipment to eavesdrop on enemy conversations in a hostile nation. “One of the biggest benefits to the Army is the aircraft's enhanced sensory capabilities. Compared to other aircraft, it has tripled the number of data targets the Army can monitor during a single mission,” the release reads.
The first ARTEMIS aircraft flew more than 370 missions, on average six days a week, for surveillance of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine. “You basically fly in a lawn-mowing pattern for 10 hours [and] collect massive amounts of data,” Mike Chagnon, vice president of the Leidos Defense Group, told Defense One.
The developments are part of the US military's long-term plans to use high-altitude surveillance aircraft under the High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES) project. According to Defense One, these aircraft are intended to replace turboprops, which have been used extensively to gather intelligence on battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The ARTEMIS project is owned and operated by the contractor. This allows Leidos to be responsible for the entire life cycle of the aircraft, including its crew, to provide intelligence data as a service to the military. Basically the plane is leased by the military when it needs it.
The ability to leverage these services through defense contracts allows the US Army to become more adaptable and reduce downtime in the event of systems failure. “Its simpler configuration and maintenance capabilities make it easier to support mission changes with minimal disruption. Software-defined signal processing equipment allows ground operators to modify its function during flight.” Leidos claims its systems have delivered a 92% mission capability rate since inception, and it has been able to repair faulty equipment within 24 hours.
Thus the US is carrying out missions of electronic intelligence disseminated via a commercial-like aircraft borrowed from a private company which, in turn, boasts of this activity in its press releases. If one day a civilian plane is shot down, ask yourself a few questions.
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