OKSI, a California-based defense firm, recently announced its Intelligent Seekers product, which is a laser guidance system for munitions that operates with external GPS, radio or laser systems.
According to OKSI, the Intelligent Seekers use onboard sensing and computing to identify targets in flight, addressing a key challenge for weapons operating in heavily contested electronic warfare environments, when adversaries disrupt navigation and communications.
Source: OKSI
To do this, the seekers mix electro-optical and infrared sensing, allowing the system to identify targets without receiving instructions from a secondary platform.
OKSI said the technology also addresses the growing need for assured positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) in GPS-denied environments, including PNT that doesn't depend on radio frequency signals. For targeting, the seekers use computer-vision algorithms to acquire and track targets on board, enabling lock-on-after-launch.
The seekers are designed for ground-, air- and surface-based applications, with an emphasis on reducing size, weight, power consumption and cost.
According to OKSI’s announcement, potential applications for the Intelligent Seekers include counter-drone operations, maritime missions, land attack, indirect fire and interception.
