ROME, N.Y. – U.S. Air Force researchers are asking industry for electronic warfare (EW) algorithms and techniques to enhance signals intelligence (SIGINT) and analytics of existing and emerging enemy systems.
Officials of the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate in Rome, N.Y., re-issued an advanced research announcement (FA875024S7007) earlier this month for the Signals Intelligence Focused Technologies for Exploitation and Reporting (SIFTER) project.
SIFTER seeks to mature, prototype, demonstrate, and evaluate algorithms, methodologies, techniques, and capabilities to enable enhanced digital signal processing (DSP), exploitation, dissemination, and analytics of existing and emerging enemy systems.
Onboard signal processing
Researchers are interested in onboard processing enhancements of manned and unmanned intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) systems; high speed signals detection and prosecution; multi-sensor and multi-platform data analytics; and open-systems architecture compliance for demonstration in a realistic setting.
Technology areas include electronic intelligence; SIGINT analytics; autonomous processing; resilient exploitation; and ways to blend cyber security and signals intelligence.
Electronic intelligence focuses on technologies to detect, identify, and geolocate radar signals. Signals intelligence analytics focuses on technologies to aggregate multi-intelligence data for advanced and pattern-of-life analytics. autonomous processing focuses on technologies for autonomous multi-intelligence architectures. Resilient exploitation focuses on technologies for multi-intelligence architectures. Technologies for Cyber-SIGINT focuses on technologies to address cyber awareness and operations through collaborative SIGINT sensing and analytics.
Tell me more about military signals intelligence (SIGINT) ...
- Signals intelligence (SIGINT) focuses on the interception and analysis of electronic signals from communications or radar emissions to gain information about adversaries. It involves communications intelligence (COMINT), or intercepting voice, text, or other forms of communications; electronic intelligence (ELINT), or non-communication signals, such as radar or missile guidance systems; and foreign instrumentation signals intelligence (FISINT), or intercepted telemetry and signals from weapons tests like missile launches. SIGINT identifies high-value targets and enemy positions; detects improvised explosives and monitors enemy movements near friendly forces; and helps jam or deceive enemy communications and radar.
White papers should focus on using existing and emerging enemy signals and systems; enhance prototype signal processing and exploitation algorithms; using open-systems standards for system interoperability; and using signal processing algorithms.
Companies interested should email white papers for 2027 projects to David Rose at [email protected] and Charles Estrella at [email protected] no later than 25 Sept. 2026; for 2028 projects by 25 Sept. 2027; and for 2029 projects by 25 Sept. 2028.
Email technology questions to David Rose at [email protected] and Charles Estrella at [email protected], and business questions to Amber Buckley at [email protected]. More information is online at https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3b946e158583472d9493e588e9e9e8ab/view.
