JISDA Launches "The SHIREN" Test Package for Evaluating Drone Countermeasure Technologies
JISDA Co., Ltd. (Japan Integrated Security Design Agency) has announced the launch of "The SHIREN: Scenario-based Hostile Interaction and Red-team Evaluation Network," a comprehensive package designed to test and verify the effectiveness of drone countermeasure technologies in a phased and operationally realistic manner. This service aims to provide an environment for development companies, research institutions, and government agencies to conduct technology evaluations under conditions closer to reality.
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JISDA Co., Ltd. (Japan Integrated Security Design Agency, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director CEO: Shota Kunii, hereinafter "JISDA") is pleased to announce the launch of "The SHIREN: Scenario-based Hostile Interaction and Red-team Evaluation Network," a full setup package designed to test and verify the effectiveness of drone countermeasure technologies in a phased and operationally realistic manner. The name "The SHIREN" embodies the meaning of a "proving ground" for technology and operations amidst a changing threat environment.
In recent years, Japan has been advancing its capabilities to counter small unmanned aircraft, with research and introduction of diverse methods such as high-power lasers, high-power microwaves, electronic warfare equipment, and interceptor drones. However, there are still many developing areas regarding the premises, scenarios, and operational conditions under which these methods should be evaluated. Designing evaluations that consider Japan's geographical, institutional, and operational conditions, in particular, involves a significant burden.
To address these challenges, JISDA has developed a test package that goes beyond merely confirming the performance of individual equipment. It evaluates the "system-wide countermeasure capability," including command and control, sensors, communications, power supply, electronic warfare environment, and the coordination of operational personnel. By comprehensively supporting target aircraft preparation, scenario design, test execution, recording, and analysis, JISDA aims to create an environment where development companies, research institutions, and government agencies can conduct technology evaluations under more realistic conditions.
■ Contents of "The SHIREN" Package
A package capable of verifying countermeasures against all types of aircraft in all scenarios.
"The SHIREN" allows for phased testing, starting from verifying countermeasures against relatively simple small quadcopters, and progressing to combinations with fixed-wing aircraft, simultaneous intrusion by multiple aircraft, swarm control, aircraft with anti-jamming capabilities, and more advanced scenarios including fiber-optic types. The evaluation targets are not limited to countermeasure means themselves, such as jammers, lasers, microwaves, autocannons, and interceptor drones. It supports both individual performance verification and system integration effectiveness verification for various elements constituting unmanned aircraft countermeasure capabilities, including detection sensors, identification functions, tracking functions, communication/relay functions, command and control functions, and information sharing functions.
This package flexibly utilizes products and technologies from various domestic unmanned aircraft companies participating in the RISE Consortium operated by JISDA, as target aircraft and test components. This makes it easier for users to conduct evaluations based on more realistic and diverse threat profiles (furthermore, for unmanned aircraft companies, it provides an opportunity to empirically verify the jamming countermeasure capabilities, anti-jamming resistance, and operational vulnerabilities of their own aircraft, leading to improvements. Another significance of this package lies in its framework, which contributes not only to the evaluation of countermeasures but also to the resilience evaluation of unmanned aircraft as targets).
Reference: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000001.000179032.html
In addition, JISDA can undertake the entire process from test planning, scenario design, condition setting, and test operation, in addition to providing the target aircraft required for testing. Users can secure an environment where they can easily concentrate on the evaluation itself, without bearing an excessive burden for individual procurement of target aircraft or zero-base design of test conditions. Furthermore, based on the knowledge accumulated through this package, JISDA plans to organize evaluation items and test levels for unmanned aircraft countermeasure technology in the future. While acknowledging the rapid pace of change in this field, providing a certain level of organization for evaluation perspectives and stages is considered important for future research and development, introduction, and operation.
■ Background of the Launch
Currently, the means of countering unmanned aircraft are rapidly diversifying. There are methods with different principles and characteristics, such as jamming by jammers, neutralization by lasers and microwaves, countermeasures by autocannons, and capture by interceptor drones.
However, the diversification of countermeasure means is not synonymous with the adequate development of their evaluation methods. The required unmanned aircraft countermeasure capabilities and evaluation items differ significantly between a simple quadcopter, operations combining fixed-wing aircraft, simultaneous intrusion by multiple aircraft, swarm control, aircraft with jamming resistance, and aircraft using fiber optics.
Therefore, it is inherently important to consider what threats are assumed, what needs to be confirmed at each stage, and under what conditions the evaluation should be conducted.
In recent years, Japan has been advancing its capabilities to counter small unmanned aircraft, with research and introduction of diverse methods such as high-power lasers, high-power microwaves, electronic warfare equipment, and interceptor drones. However, there are still many developing areas regarding the premises, scenarios, and operational conditions under which these methods should be evaluated. Designing evaluations that consider Japan's geographical, institutional, and operational conditions, in particular, involves a significant burden.
To address these challenges, JISDA has developed a test package that goes beyond merely confirming the performance of individual equipment. It evaluates the "system-wide countermeasure capability," including command and control, sensors, communications, power supply, electronic warfare environment, and the coordination of operational personnel. By comprehensively supporting target aircraft preparation, scenario design, test execution, recording, and analysis, JISDA aims to create an environment where development companies, research institutions, and government agencies can conduct technology evaluations under more realistic conditions.
■ Contents of "The SHIREN" Package
A package capable of verifying countermeasures against all types of aircraft in all scenarios.
"The SHIREN" allows for phased testing, starting from verifying countermeasures against relatively simple small quadcopters, and progressing to combinations with fixed-wing aircraft, simultaneous intrusion by multiple aircraft, swarm control, aircraft with anti-jamming capabilities, and more advanced scenarios including fiber-optic types. The evaluation targets are not limited to countermeasure means themselves, such as jammers, lasers, microwaves, autocannons, and interceptor drones. It supports both individual performance verification and system integration effectiveness verification for various elements constituting unmanned aircraft countermeasure capabilities, including detection sensors, identification functions, tracking functions, communication/relay functions, command and control functions, and information sharing functions.
This package flexibly utilizes products and technologies from various domestic unmanned aircraft companies participating in the RISE Consortium operated by JISDA, as target aircraft and test components. This makes it easier for users to conduct evaluations based on more realistic and diverse threat profiles (furthermore, for unmanned aircraft companies, it provides an opportunity to empirically verify the jamming countermeasure capabilities, anti-jamming resistance, and operational vulnerabilities of their own aircraft, leading to improvements. Another significance of this package lies in its framework, which contributes not only to the evaluation of countermeasures but also to the resilience evaluation of unmanned aircraft as targets).
Reference: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000001.000179032.html
In addition, JISDA can undertake the entire process from test planning, scenario design, condition setting, and test operation, in addition to providing the target aircraft required for testing. Users can secure an environment where they can easily concentrate on the evaluation itself, without bearing an excessive burden for individual procurement of target aircraft or zero-base design of test conditions. Furthermore, based on the knowledge accumulated through this package, JISDA plans to organize evaluation items and test levels for unmanned aircraft countermeasure technology in the future. While acknowledging the rapid pace of change in this field, providing a certain level of organization for evaluation perspectives and stages is considered important for future research and development, introduction, and operation.
■ Background of the Launch
Currently, the means of countering unmanned aircraft are rapidly diversifying. There are methods with different principles and characteristics, such as jamming by jammers, neutralization by lasers and microwaves, countermeasures by autocannons, and capture by interceptor drones.
However, the diversification of countermeasure means is not synonymous with the adequate development of their evaluation methods. The required unmanned aircraft countermeasure capabilities and evaluation items differ significantly between a simple quadcopter, operations combining fixed-wing aircraft, simultaneous intrusion by multiple aircraft, swarm control, aircraft with jamming resistance, and aircraft using fiber optics.
Therefore, it is inherently important to consider what threats are assumed, what needs to be confirmed at each stage, and under what conditions the evaluation should be conducted.