ASTARTE, which stands for Air Space Total Awareness for Rapid Tactical Execution, is developed by Raytheon Advanced Technology. It is designed to enhance airspace management and deconfliction in complex, high-density battlespaces.
The system creates a real-time common operational picture by integrating with existing command and control systems. It predicts airspace usage and reduces planning time by automating course-of-action generation for joint fires.
“ASTARTE’s advanced capabilities in airspace deconfliction and mission planning provide a technological edge that can enhance overall effectiveness in multi-domain operations,” said Colin Whelan, president of Advanced Technology at Raytheon. “This makes the system an extremely valuable asset for modern, complex, large scale military operations.”
In a Live, Virtual, Constructive training environment, Army and Air Force personnel jointly engaged dynamic targets. They used a combination of fires, fixed-wing aircraft, and attack helicopters, with ASTARTE providing function-specific information to each operator.
Based on its analysis, ASTARTE issued real-time recommendations, improving both speed and quality of decision-making. This represented a significant improvement over existing manual and isolated systems.
Since its earlier demonstration at Capstone 4, the ASTARTE system has undergone enhancements to support larger scenarios and offer greater reliability.
