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MOTH

Body-worn passive RF spectrum analyzer (under one pound) that alerts soldiers to nearby drone, radio and other emitters, scans 5 MHz to 6 GHz and integrates with ATAK. Bought by the U.S. Army under a $99M IDIQ; initial deliveries expected in FY2027.

by Heaviside Industries

Limited fieldingElectromagnetic

Body-worn passive RF spectrum analyzer (under one pound) that alerts soldiers to nearby drone, radio and other emitters, scans 5 MHz to 6 GHz and integrates with ATAK. Bought by the U.S. Army under a $99M IDIQ; initial deliveries expected in FY2027.

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Operators1

  • USUnited States
Combat use
None documented

Capabilities1

Supply Chain Inputs1

  • GNSS signals

    Infrastructure

    GNSS is cheap to jam or spoof. In Ukraine, Russian EW routinely jams GPS and drone subsystems, which pushes drones toward vision-based and other GNSS-free navigation.

    HighReported

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