The United States Navy and other Department of Defense (DOD) agencies rely on advanced sensor systems to maintain maritime situational awareness, track threats, and guide tactical responses across integrated combat platforms. Naval systems like the Aegis Combat System operate across multiple sensing domains—including radar, EO/IR, and off-board feeds from airborne and space-based assets. As operations grow increasingly complex, the Navy faces ongoing challenges in synchronizing sensor inputs from diverse platforms under contested, cluttered, or low-visibility conditions.
Despite improvements in radar and optical surveillance systems, traditional methods often fall short when required to process data across multiple spectral bands or align observations from asynchronous sources. These limitations pose operational risks in dynamic maritime environments, where accurate object detection and identification are vital for decision-making and engagement support.
To address these challenges, the U.S. Navy has awarded InfoBeyond Technology a contract to develop MsObjDET, a next-generation software platform designed to enhance passive object detection through intelligent, multi-spectral sensor interpretation. Building upon InfoBeyond’s proven record in artificial intelligence and defense-grade system development, MsObjDET is being tailored to support Navy requirements for real-time tracking, signal-level consistency, and confidence-based object classification across multi-modal inputs.
MsObjDET will operate in support of future Aegis baseline upgrades and Navy programs aligned with Project Overmatch and Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2). By enabling enhanced interpretation of complex sensor environments, MsObjDET is expected to improve tracking accuracy, reduce operator burden, and support long-range engagements with higher confidence.
This effort reflects the Navy’s broader initiative to modernize sensor exploitation, improve undersea and above-water domain awareness, and expand operational capabilities through intelligent automation. MsObjDET also aligns with DoD goals to incorporate AI-driven analysis in C4ISR systems to strengthen force readiness and tactical superiority in evolving mission scenarios.