On August 18, 2021, reports from Augusta, Georgia showed that the U.S. Army is actively developing a new high-altitude intelligence, network and electronic warfare sensor designed to enhance combat capabilities in future battles.cell phone jammer The system, called the High Altitude Extended Range and Long Endurance Intelligence and Observation System (HELEIOS), is part of a family of multi-domain sensing systems designed to help the Army cover the wide areas expected to be operated in future conflicts.signal jammer

　　A new concept for high-altitude combat

　　Heleios will be a wearable sensor mounted on a solar-powered glider or balloon, designed to fly at an altitude of 60,000 feet or higher, Colonel Daniel Holland, the U.S. Army's electronic warfare capability manager, said at the TechNet Augusta conference. GPS jammer This altitude enables the sensor to collect data above enemy territory while having the potential to interfere or destroy.GPS jammer

　　Holland noted that the Army hopes to integrate a variety of advanced technologies into this system, including coherent, distributed electromagnetic attacks; drone jammer coordinated operations of multiple low-power transmitters; and effectors deployed on different balloons or gliders that can coordinate in time and phase to send additional jamming signals to a single target.GSM jammer

　　Deep Perception and Deep Effects

　　Holland's vision is to achieve deeper perception and effects by covering deep areas with low-cost attributable sensors. He explained: "Our goal is to reduce the payload enough to fly on this high-altitude, attributable platform, as close to the target as possible, to use special means such as electronic attack or radio frequency network attack to affect the target."

　　This high-altitude sensor system can not only obtain intelligence, but also conduct electronic interference on the enemy when necessary, thereby improving the flexibility and effectiveness of operations. The U.S. Army hopes to begin testing the system in the upcoming Project Convergence Exercise and technical demonstrations in the Indo-Pacific region in fiscal year 2022.

　　Technical Challenges and Future Outlook

　　In the early stages of the experiment, the Army hopes to install sensors on balloons above the target area and then move to collect data. However, as the platform moves and the distance between the sensor and the target increases, issues such as size, weight, and power will become important considerations. How to achieve efficient operation under these constraints will be a major challenge facing the Army.