LM’s flying intel lab helps to define defense needs
Most Farnborough exhibitors are here showing the fruits of years of laboratory work, but Lockheed Martin has brought the laboratory itself.

Most Farnborough exhibitors are here showing the fruits of years of laboratory work, but Lockheed Martin has brought the laboratory itself. The U.S. defense group has its Airborne Multi-intelligence Laboratory on static display–a specially reconfigured Gulfstream III business jet that can demonstrate its systems integration prowess, while also serving as a vital tool to help clients to define and develop complex requirements in areas such as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR).

In its configuration here this week, the aircraft is fitted with communications and electronic surveillance equipment, plus electro-optical infrared. These systems are linked to Lockheed Martin’s Swift Lab, situated near Farnborough, which is serving as the ground station for demonstrations.