The Italian Leonard has presented Guardian Vantagea new electronic warfare and signals intelligence system designed to Track enemy activity on the battlefield without giving away your own position. The company has shown it during the defense event AOC Europeheld this week in Finland.
The system can detect, identify and locate hostile electronic emissions from radars, drones and military communications networks without emitting their own signals. This is critical on today’s battlefield, where any transmission can reveal a unit’s location.
Guardian Vantage works monitoring the electromagnetic spectrum for suspicious activity. Once it detects a signal, the system compares it with a threat library to identify the source and determine its level of danger. Operators can use that information to track enemy movements, generate targeting data, or monitor activity in contested areas.
Electronic warfare has become a central part of modern combat operations. The active electronic warfare systems They usually emit signals to interfere or deceive the enemy; Guardian Vantage is a passive system because it detects and locates enemy emissions without giving itself away through its own search or interference broadcast that could reveal its position. This allows operators to monitor enemy activity while reducing the risk of detection.
The platform can also create an electronic order of battlea kind of real-time map of enemy positions and capabilities based on detected signals. Besides, automatically prioritizes the most dangerous threats so operators don’t have to manually sift through large volumes of battlefield data.
Leonardo has also incorporated linguistic tools with artificial intelligence. According to the company, Guardian Vantage can live transcribe intercepted radio communications and translate them into the operator’s language when they are in a foreign language. It also states that Guardian Vantage can operate from ground vehicles, ships, shelters or fixed installations.
Mike Browncampaign manager at Leonardo, explained during the presentation that Guardian Vantage allows commanders to better understand what the adversary is doing and where they operate from. According to Brown, the system ‘turns the electromagnetic spectrum into a decisive operational advantage’.
The manager added that the platform helps interpret the enemy’s intentions and accelerate decision-making on the battlefield. He also highlighted his open architecturedesigned so that customers can modify and update the system as threats evolve.
Another relevant element for potential foreign buyers is that Guardian Vantage not subject to ITAR restrictionsthe US regulations that control the export of defense material, technology and services. In practice, this can facilitate its sale and integration in other countries compared to some systems with components or technology of American origin, which usually require additional authorizations from Washington.
Leonardo states that the platform has been developed with components and software from British companies CommsAudit, esroe and mercury and is based on more than 60 years of the company’s experience in electronic warfare.