2021 News

BANC3's wide-bandwidth Digital RF Receiver System (TrueSignalDetect) Design developed for DoD Space customers which has been selected for Production Contract. TrueSignalDetect is BANC3’s modular, software-defined ultra-wideband RF intercept and analysis system, engineered to deliver high probability-of-intercept spectrum monitoring in size, weight, and power (SWaP)-constrained environments. Designed for persistent spectrum surveillance and ELINT/SIGINT missions, the system provides continuous situational awareness across dense and contested RF environments, enabling real-time detection, characterization, and assessment of RF activity.

The TrueSignalDetect architecture combines hybrid digital receiver processing with real-time spectrum analysis and digital instantaneous frequency measurement (DIFM) to continuously generate spectral data and pulse descriptor words (PDWs) for both real-time operations and post-mission exploitation. Integrated WatchTower™ client-server software supports advanced analysis, visualization, and reporting, with optional extensions for direction finding and geolocation when multiple networked systems are deployed. The system’s modular design allows scalable, multi-platform deployment and extension to higher frequency bands through RF down-conversion modules.

TrueSignalDetect systems have been delivered and are operational in support of National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Programs of Record, including NROL-87, NROL-85, NROL-91, NROL-68, and SBIRS-5, with deployments supporting launch and space surveillance operations at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Vandenberg Space Force Base.