Pacific Defense has developed a multi-function electronic warfare (EW) and signals intelligence (SIGINT) mission system designed for use in contested electromagnetic environments.
The EWS1090VP is part of the company’s SABER family of mission systems and is developed using a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA). The system aligns with U.S. Army CMOSS, SOSA™, and OpenVPX™ standards and is built on the legacy SX-1000 platform using commercial off-the-shelf components.
The system supports simultaneous processing of communications and non-communications signals, direction finding, geolocation, and active and reactive electronic attack. It uses wideband and ultra-wideband software-defined radios covering frequencies from 5 MHz to 18 GHz, with instantaneous bandwidths of up to 1 GHz, to address frequency-agile threats in congested environments.
The EWS1090VP integrates Intel Xeon W-series processors for mission management, Intel Xeon D-series processors for EW and SIGINT processing, and an NVIDIA Ampere A4500 GPU for high-performance computing. Internal networking supports Ethernet data rates from 1 to 100 Gbps.
Positioning, navigation, and timing functions include sensor fusion, 1PPS/100 MHz timing, enhanced M-Code GPS/IMU integration, and internal holdover using chip-scale atomic clock or rubidium-based references.
The system is housed in a ruggedized transit case for dismounted operations, measuring approximately 32.7 × 21.1 × 12 inches and weighing under 130 pounds. It operates on a 28 V DC power input and uses 3U OpenVPX plug-in cards. Environmental compliance includes MIL-STD-810G and MIL-STD-461C standards.
The EWS1090VP supports modular software loading within a SOSA-aligned operating environment and is designed to accommodate hardware and software upgrades, including third-party modules, without changes to the core system architecture.
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