Airborne satellite-monitoring SIGINT for ISR; passively monitors satphone/satcom from tactical airborne platforms.
| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Subcategory | Signals / EW |
| Form factor | FlyingFish satphone/satcom SIGINT; maritime ISR; podded/airborne. |
| SWaP | BlackFishX 4.4 kg; Xtender 220 g (<500 g); passively cooled |
| Sensor modality | Airborne satcom/satphone SIGINT |
| Limitations | Radio line-of-sight; uplink to hundreds of km, downlink thousands |
| Mounting | Airborne, Vehicle, Maritime, Fixed/mast |
| Detection mode | Geolocation (TDOA/AoA) |
| Identification | Detects/monitors satphone calls; extracts device ID; both call sides |
| Price band | Quote-based |
| Output data | Position, Classification, Bearing/AoA |
| Frequency coverage | L-band satphone networks (Iridium, Thuraya, Inmarsat/IsatPhone Pro) |
| Active/Passive | Passive |
| Simultaneous tracks | 60 |
| Protocol/signal library | Tri-band Iridium/Thuraya/Inmarsat satphone + Iridium tracking devices |
| Detection range (km) | 100 |
| Environmental rating | DO-160 airborne qualified; MILSPEC production |
| Integration interfaces | Tactical mission software; networkable; non-ITAR |
| Blind to RF-silent / autonomous | Yes |