Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Systems

Fortion^® Workflow

Fortion® Workflow is the solution for directing sensors and exploitation capabilities. The Intelligence Request Management & Collection Management (IRM & CM) process is the corner stone of effective Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (JISR). It enables the direction of sensors collecting raw intelligence and exploitation stations providing elaborated intelligence from the entire coalition across all the military echelons. IRM & CM is responsible for:

• Consolidating the intelligence requirements coming from the commander or from other units
• Refining these requirements
  • Tasking the intelligence resources of the coalition (sensors or exploitation capabilities)
  • Monitoring the collection and exploitation tasks
  • Matching the intelligence production with the initial requirements
  • Giving feedback to the commander in due time

This is the basis of the never ending intelligence loop as illustrated by the figure on the right.

Fortion® Image Analyst - Exploitation of Multi-Sensor Imagery Data

Fortion® Image Analyst is a modern, user friendly software for the exploitation of multi-sensor imagery data and the creation of Image Intelligence (IMINT) products. Providing advanced image and data analysis the software meets the specific needs of the Army, Air Force, Navy and Joint Forces.

Through its connection to Fortion® DataShare and Workflow modules, the system can request all kinds of intelligence data (images, video clips, GMTI1 plots, tracks, AIS, Link 16 data), receive tasks and disseminate specific added-value images or video as well as exploitation reports.

Fortion® Image Analyst Lite - Image Analysis and Annotation

Images Analyst Lite is an efficient application designed to extract information from satellite images regardless of your experience in geographic imaging.

IMINT KDB© - Boosting Infrastructure Recognition

IMINT KDB© is a sophisticated solution for easy and rapid recognition and identification of infrastructures from satellite or aerial images. It has been designed according to operational user feedback and is based on over 15 years of experience.

RECCE Engine^© - Identify Mobile Targets at First Sight

RECCE Engine© is our innovative system that supports image analysts in the rapid and reliable recognition of mobile assets in images or videos.

It provides the image analyst with full confidence in the identification of a given class of equipment (Navy, Army and Air Force) thanks to an intuitive and simple interface.

The following categories are supported:

RECCE© Engine key features:

Fortion^® Electronic Warfare Analyst

Fortion^® EWA is an exploitation software to localise track and characterise electromagnetic emitters to produce an electronic Order of Battle.
It collects electromagnetic activity information from various types of sensors (radio communication, radar, jammer, from line of bearings and parametric information).

Fortion® MediaMining - Your System for Advanced Intelligence Exploitation

Fortion® MediaMining is a solution to collect, process and analyse huge amounts of heterogeneous data, thanks to dedicated exploitation and analysis capabilities. It supports the fight against asymmetric threats (terrorism, piracy, criminal organisations) and provides capabilities for the permanent survey of adversary countries or organisations to capitalise knowledge for improved decision making.

Fortion® MediaMining can be used in operations as a standalone system (translation tool, for example) or as an intelligence cell dedicated to unstructured data exploitation within the theatre of operations (HUMINT, tactical COMINT) or in home countries (OSINT, strategic COMINT).

I4D - GEOINT Data Management Systems

I4D (Intelligence for Decision) product suite is a powerful set of systems for multi-source data management, visualisation, analysis and fusion, allowing smart decision making.

I4D provides a consistent ‘ecosystem’ to manage and exploit satellite imagery or any geo-located information. Its modular and scalable systems means it is completely adaptable to exactly fit your needs.

Depending on your requirements, there are different product options:

Fortion^® DataShare

Fortion® DataShare is the solution for storing and exchanging geospatial information in a multi-site or multi-organisation environment. It provides coherent interfaces to store, search, disseminate and exchange the following type of information:

• Imagery (spatial, airborne, handheld, maps, etc.)
• Video clips or streams
• Documents and reports
• Ground Moving Target Indicators and tracks
• Intelligence Request Management & Collection management information Fortion® DataShare is especially built to share information efficiently across a Wide Area Network and to operate in highly sensitive environments.

Fortion® CSD is the version using NATO datamodel and security mechanism, dedicated to NATO members.

Fortion^® SuRVIn

Fortion^® SuRVIn is a combat-proven ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) product suite which provides Real-Time Situational Awareness by detecting, locating, tracking and identify all types of air, surface and ground objects.

By collecting, processing, analysing and providing information and intelligence it enables decision superiority to every level of operations and command, be it strategic or tactical/ operational.

Fortion SuRVIn products are used in the following context:

• Airborne Strategic ISR (e.g. AWACS)
• Country-wide Strategic ISR
• Tactical / operational ISR

Fortion^® SuRVIn ABI

The need for a comprehensive situational awareness of fused real-time sensor information and intelligence data is the main driver for Fortion^® SuRVIn Activity Based Intelligence (ABI). Given the vast amount of information collected and stored by modern sensors, many customers still lack using this data to their favour. We provide data storage and smart data analytics solutions based on Smart Data technology. Our leading edge algorithms provide means to turn the sensor information to a game changer by using it in combination with the real-time data and provide the results where they are needed: on our customers’ platforms, wherever they may be.

Intelligence Centers

Defence and security decisions rely on up-to-date intelligence using relevant multi-source datasets. This requires innovative tools, which allow for the collection, processing, analysis and dissemination of available information to give decision-makers the ability to quickly see detail and/or an overview of a situation.

Airbus has the capability to deliver customer-centric Intelligence Centres, which are complete solutions possibly combining:

• an access to our imagery products,
• to our defence information services,
• processing and analysis tools for a wide range of intelligence disciplines (IMINT, OSINT, GEOINT, SIGINT),
• training and support.

Airbus has packaged a set of entry level offers of Geospatial Intelligence Centres, focusing on IMINT, OSINT and GEOINT capabilities. The offer is modular and allow the centres to grow according to your specific requirements.

The offer is based on 5 components

Entry level offers:

• IMINT Starter Kit: image analyst software suite (Image Analyst Lite, IMINT KDB, RECCE Engine®) for image visualisation and exploitation
• GEOINT Starter Kit: I4D Explorer licences for the collection and merging of images and geospatial data
• Basic GEOINT Centre: miniature GEOINT platform including I4D Explorer software, a mini I4D Data Centre for data collection, cataloguing, storage and dissemination
• Primary GEOINT Centre: built on the Basic offer, includes a larger and highly secured platform allowing to initiate OSINT capabilities
• Extended Intelligence Centres are large and bespoke multi-intelligence centres tailored to the specific customers’ needs (objectives, organisation,maturity,…).

Massive Intelligence

With the explosion of data from all sources, the increase of threats, and the shortage of analysts, it becomes critical for Defence and Security customers to get tools to know where to focus their human expertise and ensure they don’t miss any information or alert.

Massive Intelligence is our future offer for Intelligence and will allow you to be more efficient in your daily work and better anticipate threats. It will feature fusion and multi-INT correlation to detect abnormal behaviours and bring more confidence in the informationfor decision, and ultimately will allow predictive analysis.

To achieve this, it will process automatically all data using analytics based on advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, semantic analysis and cloud. The first services will be launched in 2018 and will automatically process data from IMINT and OSINT.

SAMSARA^®

^{SAMSARA® is an on-board surveillance system used for Defence & Security and Civil & Commercial missions (Coast/border/critical infrastructures surveillance, Riot control, firefighting, Search & Rescue operations, illegal trafficking, Fishery protection, monitoring of powerlines/pipelines/mine sites). Its flexible ans scalable multi-sensor architecture is customisable to customers' requirements (mission, platform, sensor) and adaptable to legacy platforms. It provides tactical situation awareness, sensor command & control and supervision functionalities.}

^{2 products are available:}

• SAMSARA® 100: on-board surveillance for samll aircrafts and helicopters
• SAMSARA® 200: flexible mission system to fit complex para-public or military applications

Fortion^® MSSV

Fortion® MSSV is an operational system dedicated to land forces in charge of surveillance of sensitive areas. It is specifically designed for missions where sensor mobility is required.

It offers the capability of observation, detection, tracking, lassification, identification, decision and action/response (OODA-Loop) against security threats.

It is applied in Border Surveillance, Camp Protection, Critical Area Surveillance and Terrorist Tracking. Integrated in an all-terrain vehicle the solution ensures reliable performance, even amid challenging off-road conditions.

Equipped with a stabilization system and a shelter, the system can operate as a light stand-alone Operational Centre in any terrain from varying locations in the Area Of Responsibility (AOR). It represents an agile mobile surveillance solution perfectly adapted to desert environments and the requirements of wide surveillance areas. It provides increased surveillance capabilities for quick reaction.

SAFEcommand™ - Software Solutions for Public Safety & Homeland Security Operations

SAFEcommand™ is a set of component applications and services that ensure the effective deployment of Command & Control information to mobile resources in-the-field.

SAFEcommand™ can assist public safety, government and emergency planning and response organisations to meet their critical "duty of care" objectives through the provision of real-time location intelligence for integrated operations planning and response as well as full mobile data.