Vera by Era
Passive Surveillance Defense System

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Vera-PhotoAir defense and passive surveillance are critical elements of today’s military and security operations.  Vera by Era addresses this by providing the most advanced and state-of-the-art passive ELINT system designed for detection, location, identification and tracking of air, ground and naval targets.   The Vera heritage and worldwide reputation as a powerful surveillance solution extends over many decades with systems successfully deployed in Europe, Asia and the Americas.

Vera by Era is a deployable air command and control system (ACCS) component and processes radars, jammers, SSR/IFF transponders, TACAN/DME interrogators, DataLinks and other pulse emitters. 

The system is a proven Passive ESM Tracker that utilizes well-proven Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA) multilateration techniques to triangulate on a broadband range of emissions.

Vera by Era offers a covert, electronic and physical, surveillance capability that is not vulnerable to anti-radar weapon systems.  The system’s design is fully mobile and can be delivered in a “roll-on/roll-off” configuration, ensuring its readiness for rapid tactical deployment. 

Vera by Era uses advanced finger-printing techniques to identify targets without the need for ground-based transmissions.  Vera by Era can also be configured to fulfill missions that require passive 3D radar with extremely high capacity for simultaneous target tracking.

Operations

  • Air, Naval, Ground tracking and targeting
  • Deployable ACCS Component (DAC)
  • Passive ESM Tracker (PET)

Features

  • Broadband detection
  • Jammer resistant
  • Non-cooperative target identification
  • High location/tracking accuracy
  • 3D target location and 120° field of view
  • High capacity
  • Precise determination of each signal emitter characteristic
  • Highly automated operation
  • High mobility and quick deployment
  • Low operation and maintenance requirements

Output Information

  • Output data format in ASTERIX protocol
  • Target/track identification
  • x,y coordinates (plus z for 3D version)
  • Radar signal parameters
  • SSR/IFF (3/A, C, 1, 2) Modes
  • Mode C barometric altitude
  • Mode S address and altitude
  • Mode 4 (IFF) flag
  • TACAN/DME channel/frequency/mode
  • Data update-rate adjustable from 1 to 5 sec

Signal Analysis and Finger Printing

  • Pulse analyzer independent channel
  • Electronic Parameters List (EPL)
  • Intra-pulse analysis
  • Military mode 1,2 identification

Performance Parameters

  • Processed Signals: Mode A/C/S
  • Position Accuracy: Surface: <5 m (HDOP < 1.5)*; Airborne: <5 m (PDOP <1.5)*
  • Target Capacity: 500 Targets
  • Target Update Rate: 1 Hz
  • Data Output Format: ASTERIX
  • Remote Management: SNMP