Raytheon Technologies has unveiled its next-generation electro-optical intelligent-sensing capability to allow military pilots to detect threats faster and more accurately.
Called the RAIVEN, the new threat identification system can identify multiple objects optically and spectrally at once in real time.
It uses artificial intelligence (AI), hyperspectral imaging, and light detection and ranging, enabling pilots to see up to five times farther and clearer than other imaging systems.
The system increases aircraft survivability and gives soldiers a significant advantage over adversaries.
According to Raytheon, the RAIVEN builds upon the company’s Multi-Spectral Targeting System family of sensors for long-range surveillance, target acquisition, tracking, range finding, and laser designation.
The Role of AI
With the integration of AI, the RAIVEN electro-optical intelligent-sensing technology can compile large amounts of data into a comprehensive image of the battlespace and the threats within it.
The AI automatically detects and identifies the threats, reducing pilot workload and enabling them to make critical decisions faster.
Raytheon vice president Torrey Cady said the system components keep warfighters safe by providing accurate and persistent target observation and accelerated information sharing.
“The future battlespace will consist of a myriad of threats from all directions evolving at an unprecedented pace,” he stressed.
“[The RAIVEN] enables a decision-making process that simultaneously reduces pilot workload while accelerating engagement decisions to prosecute targets much faster than adversaries.”
The system’s first flight test is scheduled for next year, according to Raytheon.
