“Streamlining Hensoldt Radar Integration with Systematic Solutions”
Systematic engineers have recently accomplished the successful integration of the Hensoldt SharpEye Mk 11 radar system into SitaWare Headquarters, enhancing the capabilities of the Irish Naval Services’ (INS’) Samuel Beckett-class offshore patrol vessels.
Through this integration, precise locations of ships are determined by the radar, with paths subsequently incorporated into the recognized maritime picture (RMP) within SitaWare Headquarters utilizing an OTH-Gold data gateway.
“This integration empowers the INS to optimize the information collected from its shipboard radar systems and disseminate it among users in the maritime domain. By incorporating it into SitaWare Headquarters, the capacity to facilitate the generation of an RMP that is refreshed and synchronized in near real-time offers significant advantages to maritime operations,” states Systematic Lead Solution Architect Chris Harris.
Hensoldt’s SharpEye Mk 11 radar boasts the Kelvin Hughes solid-state SharpEye transceiver, featuring a solid-state pulse Doppler coherent radar architecture. The radar is engineered for functionality in adverse weather, lighting conditions, and visibility, and is utilized for maritime navigation, collision avoidance, target surveillance, and situational awareness. The system provides sophisticated small target detection capabilities, as well as 2D surface reconnaissance functionalities.
Defence Forces Ireland (DFI) employs SitaWare Headquarters at various levels – from SitaWare Headquarters aboard its vessels and maritime surveillance aircraft, to joint operation centers onshore that assist in coordinating activities across the nation’s extensive exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Operations executed to bolster national security, such as drug interdiction and fisheries protection, have all reaped the benefits of the SitaWare suite. In addition to SitaWare Headquarters, the INS utilizes SitaWare Frontline and SitaWare Edge on rigid-hull inflatable boats (RHIBs) and with boarding units.
Featuring an open-architecture framework, the SitaWare suite can be expanded to facilitate the integration of sensors and subsystems to ensure that the intelligence generated can be disseminated throughout the battlespace. Capitalizing on over 20 distinct interoperability standards, the SitaWare suite is capable of transferring and delivering data into a unified operational picture to support enhanced situational awareness. The synchronization of operational data across the area of operations grants commanders a comprehensive view of their unit placements, points of interest, and more.
