RTX (Raytheon): Raytheon, an RTX business, tested the first-ever AI/ML-powered Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) system for fourth-generation fighter jets, with procurement expected to begin in 2025. The system, called CADS (Cognitive Algorithm Deployment System), uses AI to sense, classify, and prioritize incoming radar threats in real time. | AI Trace
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Raytheon, an RTX business, tested the first-ever AI/ML-powered Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) system for fourth-generation fighter jets, with procurement expected to begin in 2025. The system, called CADS (Cognitive Algorithm Deployment System), uses AI to sense, classify, and prioritize incoming radar threats in real time.
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CADS combines an embedded graphics processing unit (GPU) with Deepwave Digital's computing stack, enabling AI and machine learning models to run directly on Raytheon's legacy radar warning receivers at the sensor level. The system receives radar signal data as input and produces threat classifications and priority rankings as output. RTX confirmed successful flight testing on an F-16 at an Air National Guard test range, with Air Force procurement targeted for 2025. The system is intended for integration across multiple fourth-generation platforms, including F-15 and F-16 aircraft.
