{"id":643801,"date":"2026-10-12T05:14:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T05:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/643801\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T05:14:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T05:14:12","slug":"ausa-2026-northrop-grumman-notes-drake-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/643801\/","title":{"rendered":"AUSA 2026: Northrop Grumman notes DRAKE updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"invisible\" style=\"display: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bsp_124254-jdw-38653.jpeg\"\/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791782052_748_placeholder-16-9.jpg\" class=\"invisible w-100\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"text-body text-muted small\">The DRAKE system is shown here aboard the guided-missile submarine USS Ohio. (Michael Fabey)<\/p>\n<p>Northrop Grumman continues to provide timely software and hardware updates for its Drone Restricted Access Using Known Electromagnetic Warfare (DRAKE) software-defined radio based on real-time operational feedback, according to Michael Johnson, Northrop Grumman fellow.<\/p>\n<p>One of the recent upgrades includes an Android interface with DRAKE to create easier system operation, Johnson told reporters during a round-table discussion of the system in advance of the Association of United States Army (AUSA) 2026 Annual Meeting and Exposition, which begins 12 October in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<p>The DRAKE system offers a mounted or dismounted capability to detect, alert and track small drones \u2013 and then be switched seamlessly for kinetic counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) jamming operations, Johnson noted.<\/p>\n<p>The system has been developed and deployed throughout US forces for army, US Navy (USN) and US Air Force (USAF) operations, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\n      USN officials have confirmed to Janes that DRAKE systems are being deployed on guided-missile submarines (SSGNs) such as the USS<br \/>\n      Ohio<br \/>\n       (SSGN 726).\n    <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs they [DRAKE systems] are deployed, they are interacting with the UAS systems and learning from them,\u201d he said. Using that feedback, Northrop Grumman is able to adapt the software-defined system and even change configuration, Johnson added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey [operators] can monitor those drones and either or turn on jamming or not depending on the situation,\u201d Johnson said, noting that sometimes the rules of engagement can prohibit kinetic C-UAS operations.<\/p>\n<p>\n      For more, please see: <\/p>\n<p>      Special Report: US Navy notes unmanned milestones and progress towards tailored force<\/p>\n<p>                Go beyond the headlines &#8211; with direct links to interconnected entities<\/p>\n<p class=\"m-auto mb-3\" style=\"font-size: 22px; max-width: 550px;\">Get full access to validated equipment, military capabilities, and market insights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The DRAKE system is shown here aboard the guided-missile submarine USS Ohio. (Michael Fabey) Northrop Grumman continues to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":643802,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[85,46,141],"class_list":["post-643801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-science","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/643801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=643801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/643801\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/643802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=643801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=643801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=643801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}