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AIRBORNE SYSTEMS
Advanced visual awareness in the darkest and most demanding environments.
EFFECTORS & SEEKERS
Advanced weapon technologies engineered for precision engagement.
HOMELAND BORDER PROTECTION
Integrated capabilities that strengthen security across borders, infrastructure, and critical assets.
LAUNCHED EFFECTS
Autonomous and attritable effects that extend operational reach and flexibility.
MARITIME
Integrated maritime technologies supporting naval and undersea operations.
NIGHT VISION
Advanced visual awareness in the darkest and most demanding environments.
PERCEPTION & SENSING
See more, understand faster, and act with greater confidence.
SUSTAINMENT & READINESS
Readiness, training, and lifecycle support that keep missions moving.
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VERTICAL LIFT
Enhanced situational awareness and survivability for the complexity of rotary-wing operations.
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FIXED WING
Mission-critical capabilities that help aircrews operate with greater awareness, precision and confidence.

Featured Solutions

Primex
Next-Gen Perception System
AN/PSQ-44 (ENVG-B)
Enhanced Night Vision Goggle Binocular
AN/PVS-33 (BiNOD)
Binocular Night Observation Device
AN/PVS-31D (SBNVG)
Squad Binocular Night Vision Goggle
AN/AVS-6
Aviation Night Vision Goggle
AN/AVS-9
Aviation Night Vision Goggle
AN/PVS-14
Night Vision Monocular
Image Intensifier Tubes
MX-10160, MX-11769
Integrated Surveillance Tower (IST)
Base and Border Security
Rampage
Air-to-Ground Advanced Missile
Iron Shield
Counter-UAS Solution
SkyStriker B4E
Launched Effects Platform
AN/SSQ-53F
Sparton Sonobuoy
AN/SSQ-62E
Sparton Sonobuoy
AN/SSQ-101B
Sparton Sonobuoy
BlackKite-I
IR Wide-Area Surveillance System for UAS
MicroKestrel
UAS Ultralight Wide-Area Motion Imagery
Advanced Cockpit System (ACS)
Improved Pilot Situational Awareness
Aftermarket Solutions
Deep Expertise for Critical Defense Systems
Enhanced Vision System (EVS)
EFVS, EVS 4000, ClearVision™
Head-Up Display (HUD)
SHUD, WACHUD, IHUD, LPHUD, DHUD
Panoramic Cockpit Display (PCD) Display Unit (DU)
Advanced Head Down Display With Hybrid Touch Screen

Featured Solutions

ZERO-G
F-35 Helmet Mounted Display System
F-35 HMDS
F-35 Helmet Mounted Display System
DJHMCS
Digital Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System
JHMCS-II
Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System II
JHMCS
Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System
X-SIGHT
Vertical Lift HMDS
HDTS
Helmet Display & Tracking System
IHADSS
Integrated Helmet And Display Sight System
Mission Processing
Multi-Core Mission Processor
Panoramic Cockpit Display (PCD) Display Unit (DU)
Advanced Head Down Display With Hybrid Touch Screen
Advanced Cockpit System (ACS)
Improved Pilot Situational Awareness
Head-Up Display (HUD)
SHUD, WACHUD, IHUD, LPHUD, DHUD
Enhanced Vision System (EVS)
EFVS, EVS 4000, ClearVision™
AN/AVS-6
Aviation Night Vision Goggle
AN/AVS-9
Aviation Night Vision Goggle
Aftermarket Solutions
Deep Expertise for Critical Defense Systems
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BLACKKITE-I |

MADE FOR THE SKIES

IR WIDE-AREA SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR UAS |

Observe From Above

BlackKite-I is an infrared (IR) wide-area motion imagery (WAMI) sensor configured specifically for the payload bay of the Insitu Integrator, a Group 3 unmanned aircraft system (UAS). Like larger day/night WAMI systems, BlackKite-I monitors a city-sized area in near real-time, detecting and tracking all significant movers in the scene, while also recording events for later analysis.
BlackKite-I employs our multi-modal edge processor (MMEP), a high-performance processor that converts gigabytes of data into geo-tagged imagery—eight hours of which can be stored locally, while the sensor is still airborne. Operators on the ground access live and recorded IR imagery from the WAMI system, in real time.

Features


  • Ultra-lightweight – less than 28 lbs
  • Coverage of an area up to twelve square kilometers
  • Resolution optimized to track vehicles and detect moving dismounts
  • High-performance, real-time onboard multi-modal edge processor (MMEP)
  • Onboard storage of up to eleven hours of mission data
  • Transmission of multiple unique streaming video windows to operators on the ground
  • Imagery transmitted to handheld devices
  • User-defined “watchboxes” provide automated detection alerts
BlackKite on Integrator
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Built for Every Mission


  • Force protection
  • Tactical-level persistent surveillance
  • Route reconnaissance and overwatch
  • Border security
  • Police aerial patrol
  • Suspect tracking
  • Data-driven policing
  • Monitoring wildfires and suppression progress
SPECIFICATIONS |

Surveillance at Scale

The BlackKite-I IR WAMI system provides constant streams of geo-located real-time and forensic imagery for multiple users, all from the payload bay of the Insitu Integrator. Employing a midwave IR sensor, the BlackKite-I can monitor a citysized area both day and night.
PAYLOAD, WEIGHT & POWER
Bay Size
41 in L x 12 in W x 8 in H (105 cm x 31 cm x 21 cm)
Bay Weight
< 28 lbs (13 kg)
Bay Power
< 300 W max, < 250 W nominal
Processing
Processing embedded in payload
COVERAGE & PERFORMANCE
Operational Altitude
5,000 ft – 12,000 ft (1,500 m – 4,000 m) AGL
Areas of Coverage
2.2 sq km at 5,000 ft (1,500 m) AGL, 12.0 sq km at 12,000 ft (4,000 m) AGL
GSDS
< 0.25 m at 5,000 ft (1,500 m) AGL, 0.6 m at 12,000 ft (4,000 m) AGL
Imaging Modality
3 Mpx InSb MWIR 10 μm px realizing 54 Mpx composite image
Refresh Rate
1 Hz
Cross-Cueing
Yes
Viewer Windows
Up to 10 unique streaming video windows
Onboard Archive Length
~ 5 hrs (4 TB drive), ~ 11 hrs (8 TB drive)
GCS/SCS Archive Length
160 hrs, expandable
Imagery Transmission
Onboard, control centers, mobile devices
Datalink
Internal datalink, providing a fully integrated single LRU
Internal Processing
Compact embedded processing includes north-up rendering, real-time and DVR-like streaming, and full-mission storage
CUSTOMIZABLE GROUND/SENSOR CONTROL STATION
Sensor Control & Exploitation
Ground-based (transportable or fixed) and/or aircraft-based
Components
Control server, client, archive server, storage array, UPS, accessories
GCS/SCS Size
8 U, 30 in rack depth
GCS/SCS Weight
< 250 lbs (115 kg) / < 400 lbs (180 kg) with cases
GCS/SCS Power
< 1 KW, 100% duty cycle
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