L3Harris and Leidos have confirmed their intention to team up to develop a proposal for the US Army's future ATHENA-S reconnaissance jet.
jets to meet the specific requirements of ATHENA-S. These modifications, Leidos explains, will include radar, electronic, and communication intelligence capabilities. These modifications will enable the aircraft to support US Army missions within the US European Command area of responsibility.
ATHENA-S aims to fill the void between the Army's medium and high-altitude ISR aircraft fleet. It can fly at higher altitudes, cover greater distances, and carry larger payloads. Moreover, ATHENA-S has advanced sensor technology to gather more comprehensive data. For its part, Leidos is currently running two Leidos Special Mission Aircrafts to aid the Army's Airborne Reconnaissance Targeting and Exploitation Multi-Mission Intelligence System program, which is supporting the US European Command. The LSMA has advanced sensing electronics that help with threat analysis and enable long-range precision fires.
L3Harris is currently involved in the Army's Airborne Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare System program, which supports the US Indo-Pacific Command. As part of this program, L3Harris utilizes a Bombardier Global Series jet. Additionally, L3Harris is participating in Phase 2 of the Army's Multi-Domain Sensing System program.
“In simplistic terms, it is we, as a country, who need to understand the environment that we’re going to operate in as robustly as possible from as far away as possible,” Mark Kitz, program executive officer for intelligence, electronic warfare, and sensors, told.
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