L3Harris Technologies demonstrated an advanced autonomous electronic warfare (EW) capability during a recent US Army experiment.
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Press Release, Melbourne FL, 14 April 2026: L3Harris Technologies successfully demonstrated an advanced autonomous electronic warfare (EW) capability during a recent US Army experiment, showcasing its ability to detect, locate and neutralize threats in real time.
The demonstration featured the compact, software-defined Deceptor EW payload deployed on multiple unmanned aerial systems. Operating within the Distributed Spectrum Collaboration and Operations (DiSCO) ecosystem, the Deceptor system enabled coordinated, AI-enabled sensing and effects across the battlespace. The integrated system also detected and geolocated radio frequency (RF) threats, fused data from multiple sensors in real time, and executed RF jamming to neutralize those threats.
“Electronic warfare is uniquely suited for autonomy, where speed and scale in the RF spectrum are decisive,” said Lauren Barnes, President, Spectrum Superiority, Communications & Spectrum Dominance, L3Harris. “Our work is focused on delivering autonomous EW capabilities that reduce operator burden while increasing operational advantage.”
Deceptor leverages commercial off-the-shelf hardware to enable rapid integration across unmanned air, ground and maritime platforms through a modular, open-system design. The small form factor design meets the size, weight, power and cost requirements of modern distributed systems, which enables deployment at scale across thousands of unmanned platforms to deliver distributed EW effects.
L3Harris continues to build on more than a decade of investment in compact EW technologies. Upcoming demonstrations will further integrate Deceptor with other EW solutions to deliver coordinated effects across multiple domains and platforms.
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