Solutions for military & EW operators

Providing actionable RF intelligence in contested electromagnetic environments to help military forces gain spectrum dominance

Overview

On today’s battlefield, achieving spectrum dominance is key to ensuring military superiority and tactical advantage. To dominate the spectrum, operators must identify and locate a threat by turning real-time signal capture and emitter data into actionable intelligence. 

CRFS technology is deployed by front line forces, on military ranges and bases, and by defense forces conducting critical EW operations and ISR missions. Passive, high-performance RF receivers and recorders can be quickly employed and easily tailored to military end-user and integrator requirements. Our solutions support multi-user, multi-domain missions, enabling spectrum dominance and full EMSO capability across air defense, C-UAS, EMCON, and SIGINT. 

  • Full spectrum operations capability

  • Spectrum monitoring 24/7/365

  • Signal intelligence gathering

  • DF and geolocation

  • Forensic signal analysis
  • Manned / unmanned airborne target monitoring

  • Multi-domain operational capabilities

Key benefits

  • Full spectrum dominance

    Fixed and tactical RF receivers can be deployed by multiple users across multiple domains. With remote and automated capabilities, militaries can actively monitor spectrum operations and threat targets in real time from one central location. 

  • EMCON visibility & optimization

    Passive RF detectors allow units to reduce their own electromagnetic signals while simultaneously being able to detect enemy emissions. Militaries can maintain communication and situational awareness while reducing the risk of detection by hostile forces. 

  • Automated spectrum monitoring & interference control

    Military spectrum managers cannot always be on-site when interference or jamming occurs. However, a “digital spectrum manager” solution enables a single spectrum manager to remotely schedule sensors and automate tasks across multiple bases. 

  • Real-time detection, capture, & geolocation of enemy transmissions

    RF monitoring and geolocation systems can be used simultaneously across multiple domains and on multiple platforms to help detect, identify, capture, and locate RF signals of interest in a range of complex spectrum environments. Captured RF data can be turned into actionable intelligence. 

  • Radar system augmentation in GBAD

    As active systems, radar EMS signatures create a reverse emitter target. However, 3D TDoA geolocation passively locates aircraft signals and emitters. Geolocations can be streamed in ASTERIX ATC or via APIs for easy integration into air defense, border security, ISR, or other operating pictures. 

  • 100% POI signal capture capability 

    RFeye DeepView, a forensic signal analysis tool, has 100% POI capability (providing you record the full duration of the signal). This ensures SIGINT operators never miss a signal through enhanced situational awareness and improved target identification.  

Full spectrum dominance

Fixed and tactical RF receivers can be deployed by multiple users across multiple domains. With remote and automated capabilities, militaries can actively monitor spectrum operations and threat targets in real time from one central location. 

EMCON visibility & optimization

Passive RF detectors allow units to reduce their own electromagnetic signals while simultaneously being able to detect enemy emissions. Militaries can maintain communication and situational awareness while reducing the risk of detection by hostile forces. 

Automated spectrum monitoring & interference control

Military spectrum managers cannot always be on-site when interference or jamming occurs. However, a “digital spectrum manager” solution enables a single spectrum manager to remotely schedule sensors and automate tasks across multiple bases. 

Real-time detection, capture, & geolocation of enemy transmissions

RF monitoring and geolocation systems can be used simultaneously across multiple domains and on multiple platforms to help detect, identify, capture, and locate RF signals of interest in a range of complex spectrum environments. Captured RF data can be turned into actionable intelligence. 

Radar system augmentation in GBAD

As active systems, radar EMS signatures create a reverse emitter target. However, 3D TDoA geolocation passively locates aircraft signals and emitters. Geolocations can be streamed in ASTERIX ATC or via APIs for easy integration into air defense, border security, ISR, or other operating pictures. 

100% POI signal capture capability 

RFeye DeepView, a forensic signal analysis tool, has 100% POI capability (providing you record the full duration of the signal). This ensures SIGINT operators never miss a signal through enhanced situational awareness and improved target identification.  

Talk through your unique military spectrum challenges with an advisor

DETECTION & 3D GEOLOCATION OF AERIAL TARGETS OVER WIDE AREAS
ISR MISSIONS AT SEA & ACROSS HOSTILE BORDERS
REAL-TIME I/Q DATA CAPTURE  FOR ENHANCED INTELLIGENCE
INCREASING LINE OF SIGHT & GEOLOCATING GROUND-BASED  TARGETS FROM A LONG DISTANCE
REAL-TIME I/Q DATA CAPTURE  FOR ENHANCED INTELLIGENCE
DEPLOYMENT STORIES
DETECTION & 3D GEOLOCATION OF AERIAL TARGETS OVER WIDE AREAS

How a NATO partner built an air defense platform to increase national security 

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DEPLOYMENT STORIES
ISR MISSIONS AT SEA & ACROSS HOSTILE BORDERS

How combining ground & air-based RF sensors improved ISR and target acquisition.

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DEPLOYMENT STORIES
REAL-TIME I/Q DATA CAPTURE FOR ENHANCED INTELLIGENCE

How a national force secured its borders with reliable spectrum data.

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DEPLOYMENT STORIES
INCREASING LINE OF SIGHT & GEOLOCATING GROUND-BASED TARGETS FROM A LONG DISTANCE

How TEKEVER & CRFS collaborated to fit UAS with ultra-sensitive RF receivers as a payload.

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DEPLOYMENT STORIES
REAL-TIME I/Q DATA CAPTURE FOR ENHANCED INTELLIGENCE

How a national force secured its borders with reliable spectrum data.

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REPORT

Hertz & Minds: Electronic Warfare and the tactical land battle in Ukraine

Dr Withington’s in-depth analysis highlights essential lessons from the conflict for future warfare. NATO forces can no longer assume spectrum dominance and will likely depend on passive, networked, unattended sensors across the battlefield.

Hardware

CRFS offers a combination of fixed, tactical, and mobile hardware solutions, which can be used as versatile, re-deployable systems that do not require recalibration.
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RFeye Stormcase
RFeye Stormcase

Man-portable spectrum monitoring (deploy and retrieve later). The system includes a Node (receive and record), internal and external antenna ports, a high-performance rechargeable MIL-SPEC battery, and integrated SSD memory.

RFeye Node 100-18
RFeye Node 100-18

The wideband RFeye Node 100-18 is a complete spectrum monitoring and geolocation system. Optimized for size, weight, and power (SWaP), it is simple to connect, power, and network.

RFeye Array 100
RFeye Array 100

Direction finding and advanced plug-and-play geolocation system. Fully integrated, multi-mission systems for fixed, vehicle, or transportable applications with simultaneous DF, monitoring, and geolocation capability.

RFeye Array 300
RFeye Array 300

High-performance simultaneous wideband radio monitoring, DF, and geolocation. Vehicle-mounted or fixed deployment with 8GHz, 18GHz, or 40GHz options. Two Nodes enable you to receive and record I/Q simultaneously.

Software

A comprehensive software suite to monitor, capture, analyze, geolocate, and report signals of interest. Our solutions provide teams with a complimentary toolkit for complete spectrum visibility.

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RFeye Site
RFeye Site

RFeye Site is a toolbox to monitor the spectrum in real-time and geolocate signals in complex RF environments.

RFeye DeepView
RFeye DeepView

RFeye DeepView is a forensic signal analysis software solution offering a 100% probability of intercept.

RFeye Mission Manager
RFeye Mission Manager

RFeye Mission Manager is a toolset for automated spectrum management and near-time incident reporting.

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Further reading

How spectrum-monitoring equipment ensures battlefield dominance
How spectrum-monitoring equipment ensures battlefield dominance
by Zac George
In past wars, the electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) wasn't as complex as it is today—either because combat operations took place in undeveloped areas or because the Internet of ...
Remote spectrum monitoring: enhancing JEMSO cells in modern warfare
Remote spectrum monitoring: enhancing JEMSO cells in modern warfare
by Zac George
On today’s battlefield, the electromagnetic spectrum is the central nervous system of military operations. This critical domain becomes even more important when military forces ...
AOC 2023: tactical in-field deployments of RF systems for spectrum dominance
AOC 2023: tactical in-field deployments of RF systems for spectrum dominance
by Jaimie Brzezinski
What can you do in eight minutes? Run a mile. Keep a wounded soldier alive. Or, as Brig. Gen. Brian Vile said (reported in Military Times) at the recent Maneuver Warfighter ...