Defense contractor Raytheon, which has operations in Marlborough, said it’s adding new capabilities to an identification system for the U.S. Army that would reduce radio frequency emissions and help improve its identification of targets during war, the company said.
The enhancements are being made under a contract modification with the army, Raytheon said. The addition of what it calls Mode S will allow the system to query targets individually and track and identify targets passively, without using radio frequency.
The army requires the use of Mode S interrogations to maintain its ability to distinguish the intent of and to identify and avoid non-enemy targets in airspace, Raytheon said.
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