“Command and control” is a buzz term frequently heard at military conferences. For troops in the field, having a centralized piece of equipment that can perform a multitude of tasks is crucial. Enter BlueHalo’s latest innovation, VigilantHalo.
The first thing one would notice about VigilantHalo is its impressive appearance. However, beyond its sleek design lies advanced technology ready to tackle a host of serious jobs.
The new piece of kit offers a real-time command and control option for operators in the field. It delivers air traffic control, beyond visual line-of-sight drone operations, and counter-drone detection for military, federal, state and local applications.
BlueHalo’s COO, Trip Ferguson, emphasized the company’s concentrated effort to put as much control as possible into the hands of those closest to the action.
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“VigilantHalo is a vision of how we create a common operating picture for our warfighters to control airspace in unique ways,” Ferguson said. “We have very sophisticated technology that allows that to come into one interface.”
Having new ways to control a situation is great for those in command, but if a piece of equipment is too difficult to use or too bulky to move, it can be a detriment.
Stephen Lloyd, BlueHalo’s senior director, addressed the practicality of deploying the equipment.
“You might not have room for a truck on the back of an airplane or helicopter, but you can certainly get it out there in a pelican case or a laptop,” Lloyd explained. “This also gives us the capability to make everything out there a sensor. It is scalable and can be networked together to communicate with other domains that already have a multitude of sensors.”
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With lessons being learned every day in Ukraine, the ability to protect troops from drone attacks requires multiple solutions. Ferguson highlighted the importance of the product in this context.
“We do not have the redundancy we need as a nation, either here or before deployment, to operate in clear airspace in complex situations. With the evolving unmanned system threat today, that capability is more important than ever,” he said. “We hope to demonstrate that capability and make it available to more people.”
As each branch of the military continues to reorganize and restructure in response to growing threats from China, Lloyd noted that VigilantHalo is built for deployments to austere and remote locations.
“It has to be very durable and reliable. It has to work every time, and you have to be able to pick it up and move it if the bad guys find out where you are. It has incredible versatility,” Lloyd stated.
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Ryan Robertson
ONE OF THE BUZZ TERMS YOU HEAR A LOT AT MILITARY CONFERENCES IS COMMAND AND CONTROL. FOR TROOPS IN THE FIELD, HAVING A CENTRALIZED PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT CAN PERFORM A LAUNDRY LIST OF THE THINGS THEY NEED DONE IS CRUCIAL. ENTER OUR WEAPON OF THE WEEK, VIGILANT-HALO.
THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE, IT PASSES THE EYE TEST.
IT LOOKS COOL. BUT BEYOND THE SURFACE LIES SOME SERIOUS TECH, READY FOR A HOST OF SERIOUS JOBS.
BUILT BY BLUE-HALO, VIGILANT-HALO OFFERS A REAL-TIME COMMAND AND CONTROL OPTION FOR OPERATORS IN THE FIELD.
IT’S CAPABLE OF DELIVERING AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL…
AS WELL AS BEYOND VISUAL LINE-OF-SIGHT DRONE OPERATIONS…
AND COUNTER-DRONE DETECTION FOR MILITARY, FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL APPLICATIONS.
BLUE-HALO’S C-O-O, TRIP FERGUSON, SAYS ITS A CONCENTRATED EFFORT TO PUT AS MUCH CONTROL AS POSSIBLE INTO THE HANDS OF THOSE CLOSEST TO THE ACTION.
Trip Ferguson, COO BlueHalo
“Vigilant-Halo is a vision of, how do we create a common operating picture for our war fighters to be able to control airspace in unique ways? We have very, very sophisticated technology that allows that to come into kind of one interface.”
Ryan Robertson
BUT WHAT IF TIME, CIRCUMSTANCE AND SIMPLE LOGISTICS MAKE GETTING THE VEHICHLE WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE IMPRACTICAL? BLUE-HALO’S SENIOR DIRECTOR, STEPHEN LLOYD SAYS THATY’VE GOT THAT COVERED.
Stephen Lloyd. Senor Director, BlueHalo
“You might not have room for a truck on the back of an airplane or helicopter, but you can certainly get it out there in a pelican case or a laptop. But this also gives us the capability to make everything that’s out there a sensor. So if you’ve got this is all scalable and can be networked together and then talk to other domains that are already out there with a multitude of other sensors.”
Ryan Robertson
WITH LESSONS BEING LEARNED EVERY DAY IN UKRAINE, THE ABILITY TO PROTECT TROOPS FROM DRONE ATTACKS IS A PROBLEM IN NEED OF MULTIPLE SOLUTIONS. FERGISON SAYS THEIR PRODUCT PROVIDES THAT.
Trip Ferguson, COO BlueHalo
“We don’t have the redundancy we need as a nation either here before deployed to be able to operate in clear airspace in really complex situations. With the evolving unmanned system threat of the world today, that capability is more important than ever, and we hope to be able to demonstrate that capability and make it available to more folks.”
Ryan Robertson
AS EACH BRANCH OF THE MILITARY CONTINUES TO REORGANIZE AND RESTRUCTURE IN THE FACE OF A GROWING THREAT FROM CHINA, LLOYD SAYS VIGILANT-HALO IS BUILT FOR DEPLOYMENTS TO AUSTRE AND REMOTE LOCATIONS.
Stephen Lloyd. Senor Director, BlueHalo
“It’s got to be very durable and reliable. It’s got to work every time, and you got to be able to pick it up and move it if the bad guys find out where you’re at, you’ve got to be able to go so that’s got incredible versatility.”
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