Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Tuesday it has demonstrated using a maritime test platform to simulate various naval environments at sea to test intelligence and communication systems ahead of introducing them to operations.

Lockheed Martin said the software testing platform showed how evolving technologies such as data fusion and predictive analytics can be used to quickly share intelligence in limited bandwidth settings.

Photo: U.S. Navy
Photo: U.S. Navy

In the test, Lockheed Martin said it showed how the Navy could fuse simulated Aegis radar data with other integrated intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance sensor data to provide a complete picture of the battlespace.

The test bed then collected, analyzed and processed the data, and distributed it to simulated platforms at sea and on shore, the company said. It allowed users to operate more efficiently because all of the units had access to integrated ISR-related activities.

“The Navy is confronted with unique challenges that require superior, faster intelligence sharing,” Rob Smith, vice president of C4ISR for Lockheed Martin’s Information Systems and Global Solutions, said. “The maritime test bed provides a cost effective, risk reduction platform that can be used for realistic testing to demonstrate what is possible–with the end goal of providing real-time, decision-quality intelligence for the Navy.”