ATOS Airborne Tactical Observation and Surveillance system

The Complete Special Mission Solution

2nd 3rd July 2013

Airborne Special Mission Indonesia

by Homayoun Masud Janjua
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Background

The ATOS (Airborne Tactical Observation and

Surveillance) has been developed in order to
fulfil a requirement from the Italian Guardia di
Finanza for an airborne surveillance system
supporting Maritime Surveillance missions.
Over the last two decades the ATOS has been
continuously updated to remain state of the art,
and enhanced to meet new requirements and
the needs of many international Customers.
Thanks to continuous investments, ATOS is
now available in different configurations all
integrating leading edge sensors and systems.

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ATOS International Customers Portfolio
IT Guardia di Finanza

ATR 42
P166 DL3

IT Coast Guard
ATR 42MP

Australian
CUSTOMS

IT MoD

DASH-8
Bell 412
SA 350

ATR 72 MLRS

Undisclosed Country
Bc KA-350ER

Nigerian Air Force

ATR 42 MP
CN235

Ecuadorian Navy

Bc300

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Introduction

Airborne Tactical Observation & Surveillance systems

ATOS is a modular and open architecture system. Various configurations are available to properly fit medium range aircraft,
small aircraft and helicopters.
Offshore patrol with electronic and electro-optics sensors to detect,
localise, classify and track a large class of vessels.
Search and Rescue (SAR) missions.
Antipollution Surveillance and fishery protection.
Anti Submarine Warfare (with dedicated specialised sensors).
Anti smuggling, anti infiltration.

SEARCH
RADAR

D/F

E/O SYSTEM
(IR-TV)

MISSION
MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM

SLAR
IR/UV SCANNER

DATA LINK

OTHER
SENSORS

ESM

MAIN SENSORS
ATOS is operational on the ATR 42MP and
Piaggio P166, operated by the Italian Treasury
Police and Coast Guard.
It has also been acquired for the Australian
Customs Coastwatch programme and is
recording international success as one of the
best products on the market.

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Typical Special Mission Requirements

MARITIME SURVEILLANCE
Detection, localization and reporting of surface vessel in the prescribed coastal area and
open sea

SEARCH AND RESCUE

Detect, localize and assist any vessel in emergency and shipwrecked people.
Act as the on-scene commander coordinating Aid Operations of cooperating vessels / Aircraft

ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY
Early detection of Pollution of Sea surface due to discharge of oil from ships or installations

ANTI-SUBMARINE/SURFACE WARFARE
Persistent coverage of a large area. Detect, locate and target enemy submarines. Respond
rapidly and decisively to enemy submarine contacts

OVERLAND SURVEILLANCE
Detection, localization and reporting of overland target and mapping

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Selex ES Roles and Responsibilities
Selex ES undertakes, in Surveillance Programs, full responsibility for:
Definition, Design, Development &Supply of the Mission System
System Integration
On-Board / On Site System Installation
Crew Training

Providing the necessary support to

Aircraft Companies and/or End-Users for:
Aircraft Structural Modifications
Flight Testing
System Performance Assessment

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ATOS main functions

Active surveillance by means of RADAR equipment

Passive surveillance by means of ESM/Elint &
COMINT equipment

The ATOS Mission System is a modern

surveillance system based on the
Mission Management System (MMS) that

Day and night reconnaissance by means of ElectroOptical Surveillance & Tracking

SAR Support & Naval Traffic Control by D/F SAR and AIS

integrates the latest Mission Sensors using

open system architecture design.
The ATOS Mission System is designed to
facilitate effective surveillance of all types

Voice and Data Link communications

of activities on sea surface.

A special effort has been done for

Underwater surveillance by means of Acoustic & MAD

increasing the user-friendliness of the

system.

Store and Armament control & release

Aircraft protection by means the SPS

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ATOS main features

Modularity

Standard Bus

The open HW & SW architecture of the system allows to fit

additional sensors in order to meet increased mission requirements
The use of standard avionic busses allows to connect
equipment with standard interfaces

Growth Capability

The system can manage additional sensors with limited HW/SW

modifications

SW Configuration

The SW can be tailored in accordance with new sensors

interface or requirements

Video Presentation

Task Allocation

Real-Time Tactical Situation Display & Tabular Data

Digital Map with tactical symbols overlay
The operators tasks allocation can be easily modified during the
mission in order to optimise operator workload and effectiveness

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A Sensors Agnostic Solution

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Tactical Situation Display
Typical Tactical Situation
Display

Aircraft symbol with position, heading,

track and ground speed;
Line Of Sight (LOS);
Sensor Coverage (Planned & current);
Flight Plan (including A/C search patterns);
Tactical Symbols;
Graphical aids;
System Tracks, and Sensor/Link track data;
Alphanumeric Navigation and Mission Data.

Tactical Presentation with Vector and

Raster maps and additional layers

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A Complete Mission Assurance Package

AIRCRAFT
MISSION SUITE

CONOPS

Concept of Operations
Development
Mission Planning

Mission Management
Multimode Radar
IFF
AIS Transponder
EO/IR
ESM
DF
Communications
Data Link
Ground Station

TRAINING

MISSION SUPPORT

Pilot Training

Systems warranty

Operational training

On Site Support
Personnel

Ground Operations
Maintenance Training

Service Centers

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International Customers Portfolio

More than 50 ATOS installed world wide on different

platforms for several operators:
Italian Treasury Police, Italian Coast Guard, Ecuadorian
Navy, Nigerian Navy, Australian Customs, Italian MoD
(this is the current ATR-72 MLR program).
In Operations on various different platforms:
fixed-wing: ATR-42MP, P166, B300, KA-350ER,
Dash-8, CN 235;
rotary-wing: Bell 412, SA 350.
High reliability:
As an example, the Australian SIM Mission
System has accumulated since 2009 around
50,000 Hours of Operations, without any
mission failure on the Dash-8 platform.

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ATOS is operational on the ATR 42MP and Piaggio P166,

operated by the Italian Treasury Police and Coast Guard.

It is also operational in Australia as part of the Coastwatch

Programme and is recording international success as one of
the best products on the market.
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ATOS MLR P-72A

Ground Station

Consoles

Communication Suite
(ICS, HF, V/UHF , Cryptos)

Seaspray RADAR & IFF int.

Link 11 & 16

Satcom Ka/KU Band

Combat
SAR DF

AIS

EO Sensor
ESM

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Example ATOS for Beechcraft Super King Air 350

RADAR
GABBIANO T200
ATOS MOC

Beechcraft SKA 350

MP Modified by SELEX ES

Wescam
MX15i

EASA Certified
STC
AIS
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Example ATOS Sentinel Program

The Australian Sentinel system is

made up of a number three
segments comprising:

Air Segment (SIM-A)

Aircrafts (Qty 10)
Helicopters (Qty 2)

Ground Segment (SIM-G)

NSC (Qty 1)
PRNs (Qty 2)

Communication Infrastructure
SATCOM (INMARSAT)
WAN / LAN

The System is designed to achieve maritime zone awareness to satisfy the

information needs of Customs and to provide intelligence and data cueing to
for Customs Operations

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Example ATOS Sentinel Program

EO Sensor
Operator Consoles

INMARSAT
Satcom

AIS
SEARCH RADAR

Key Capabilities

The service provided to the Australian

Customs
and
Border
Protection
Command is not one of flying aircraft but
the delivery of surveillance data.
The SIM is used to control the mission
sensors and communications systems, such
as radar electro-optics and satellite
communications.
Through these interfaces, the SIM is able to control the employment of the various
systems and to capture, correlate, record and communicate all elements of
surveillance data relevant to contact or event and to provide an evidentiary-quality
mission record for use in prosecution.
The SIM uses satellite communication systems to share these data in real time with
the Ground Station and other aircraft enabling better decision making and
coordination both on board the aircraft and on ground.
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ATOS SKYCAR LIGHT ISR

The SKYCAR Light ISR Platform is a result of the collaboration between SELEX-ES and
OMA SUD in response to providing the market with an affordable surveillance asset
capable of fulfilling the requirements of Maritime and Overland Missions.
ISR Maritime Version

Day /Night Sea Surveillance (Radar/Optical)

Cooperative sea targets surveillance & identification (AIS)
Search and Rescue (VHF/UHF DF SAR)
Oil Slick Monitoring support.
Tactical Communications (Voice)
Satellite BLOS Broadband Datalink (Inmarsat) or: LOS Wide band data link

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ISR Platform Capability

With Surveillance Radar & Electro Optic Turret

1 Pilot + 1 Mission Operator

Patrol Speed : 115 kts
Max Patrol Range at 50NM from base: 365 NM (6000ft)
: 345 NM (1000ft)
Plus 45 fuel reserve plus allowance for fuel used during taxi, takeoff, climb and descent.
3,5 Hr Patrolling Time

Target Type

Cross Section

Surveyed Area
Detection Capability:
>90%
In Sea State 3

Surveillance Altitude

Instrumented
Range

Small Boat

1M

>7000 SQNM

1000 Ft

20NM

Inshore Fishing
Boat

10M

>14600 SQNM

6000 Ft

80NM

Small Coaster

100M

>25600 SQNM

6000 Ft

80NM

Coaster

1000M

>44000 SQNM

6000 Ft

80NM

Note: 160NM Instrumented Range is limited by the radar horizon at 6000ft

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Mission Support Centre

Functions

Mission Briefing including Route Planning and

Rehearsal
Mission Following including Replanning
Mission Debriefing including Analysis, Reporting
and Exploitation
Support to Deployment Operations

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The Mission Support Centre

architecture is highly derived
from the SIM-G delivered to
Australian CUSTOMS and the
successor SkyISTAR.
It provides support to the P72A
during the pre-flight, in-flight and
post-flight mission phases.

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Special MissionTake-aways

ATOS is a mature and proven solution already operational for different Nations and on
various Platforms
ATOS Open System and modular architecture offers inherent growth capability for future
implementations
More than 50 ATOS Systems in Operation world wide
Powerful, state of the art, MMS architecture, with:
Very high processing power and storage capacity, based on two computers acting
respectively as HMI processor (Workstation Computer) and a Server (AMMU), also
providing the interfaces to the sensors/equipment;
HMI tailoring according to the Customer needs.
Make use of the best in class sensors already integrated by Selex ES on fixed-wing
medium size aircraft for selected Customers.

Allows integration of additional sensors/equipment without HW architectural

modification of the ATOS.
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