Raytheon Unveils AI/ML-Powered Radar Warning Receiver for Aircraft

Raytheon, an RTX business, has successfully completed flight testing of its AI/ML-powered Radar Warning Receiver system for fourth-generation aircraft, enhancing aircrew survivability.

Raytheon, an RTX business, has successfully completed flight testing of the first-ever AI/ML-powered Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) system for fourth-generation aircraft, announced in a press release. The new system, known as the Cognitive Algorithm Deployment System (CADS), integrates AI models into Raytheon's legacy RWR systems, enabling advanced threat detection and prioritization.

The CADS system employs a combination of the latest Embedded Graphics Processing Unit and Deepwave Digital's computing stack, allowing for AI/ML processing directly at the sensor. This capability enhances aircrew survivability by quickly processing data and running third-party algorithms with minimal latency.

Initial hardware and cognitive radar processing capabilities were tested on Raytheon's flight test aircraft, with further successful demonstrations conducted on an F-16 at the Air National Guard's test range in Tucson, Arizona. CADS is expected to be procured across multiple platforms starting in early 2025.

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