Six missions that need more than one machine
Each is set out as a concept of operations — the problem, the sequence, the force mix, and what degrades it. No case studies, because we have not earned any yet.
An emitter is somewhere in a corridor. One receiver gives you a bearing and a guess. Moving that receiver to get a second bearing takes time the emitter uses to stop transmitting, and the fix you eventually compute describes where it used to be.
Simultaneous bearings for a fix that holds
A receiver detects an emission of interest and characterises it.
Two further receivers move to a baseline computed for the bearing, not to a fixed pattern.
Three receivers take bearings on a shared timebase, and the fix resolves while the emitter is live.
The fix, its error ellipse and the signal characterisation are presented together.
Where authorised, denial is applied from the asset with the best geometry rather than the nearest one.
Receivers return to collection while one asset holds the effect, so collection does not stop to deliver it.
5 assets, one operator
What degrades this, and what the system does about it
Stated plainly because an evaluator will find these anyway. Mitigations are design decisions, not guarantees.
Receivers too close together produce an error ellipse too large to act on.
The required baseline is computed from the bearing and shown before the assets move. Where geometry cannot be achieved, the fix is reported as a bearing, not a position.
A disciplined emitter transmits in bursts too short for a three-receiver solution.
Partial solutions accumulate across bursts rather than being discarded, and the confidence is reported honestly as it converges.
Simultaneous bearings need a shared clock, which is usually taken from GNSS.
Each receiver holds a local oscillator disciplined before the mission and drifts within a stated bound, so the fix degrades predictably rather than failing.
Applying denial in a corridor affects friendly links in the same band.
Affected friendly links are named before the effect is offered, and the operator authorises with that list in front of them.
Take this mix into the fleet builder
Bring a mission, not a shortlist
We will walk the concept of operations against your requirement and say plainly where it does not fit.