Astronautics’s Israel-based defense subsidiary is unveiling a computer platform to support airborne military cyber/artificial intelligence (AI) mission needs. To be introduced during the Singapore Airshow, the CyberSmart-Athena platform enables third-party cyber service providers to run cyber/AI algorithms for in-flight functionality such as video-image recognition; threat-driven, dynamic decision-support system; smart responses for running processes based on advanced threat analysis; automation of complex processes; and smart system recommendations and decisions.

CyberSmart-Athena incorporates an embedded interference engine that runs the cyber and AI algorithms with a fully qualified onboard computer that has avionic interfaces, including Arinc 429 and 1553.

“Our cyber/AI computer is one of the first examples of airborne cyber hardware supporting any system integrator that wishes to incorporate their own cyber algorithms into a real-time avionics system,” said Menachem Donner, director of business development for Astronautics C.A. Ltd. Israel (Israel Pavilion Chalet N29).

CyberSmart-Athena is joining the CyberSmart-1000 cyberattack detection device in the Astronautics product portfolio. CyberSmart-1000, which is deployed within a platform’s communications channels to detect anomalies and abnormal operation that may be an indication of a cyberattack, malware activation, or other attempts to jeopardize the normal operation of the avionics. It will issue an alert if there are imminent cyberattacks.

“Our CyberSmart-1000 cyber alert solutions have been developed in a collaborative project by the company’s avionics and cyber teams, providing vital advanced solutions for protecting operational platforms against cyberattacks,” added Donner. “Based on proprietary algorithms and real-time analysis of data and electrical signals over the avionics platform, it enables complete cyber protection of the platform.”