- Suter (computer program)
Suter is a military
computer program developed byBAE Systems that attackscomputer network s and communications systems belonging to an enemy. Development of the program has been managed by Big Safari, a secret unit of theUnited States Air Force . It is specialised to interfere with the computers of integratedair defence system s.Three generations of Suter have been developed. Suter 1 allows its operators to monitor what enemy
radar operators can see. Suter 2 lets them take control of the enemy's networks and direct their sensors. Suter 3, tested in summer 2006, enables the invasion of links to time-critical targets such as battlefieldballistic missile launchers or mobilesurface-to-air missile launchers.The program has been tested with aircraft such as the
EC-130 ,RC-135 , and F-16CJ.cite web | url = http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/noys/noys_story.jsp?id=news/02145p04.xml | title = Black Surprises | author = David A. Fulghum, Michael A. Dornheim, and William B. Scott | accessdate = 2007-10-05 | publisher =Aviation Week and Space Technology ] It has been used inIraq andAfghanistan since 2006.cite web | url = http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a2710d024-5eda-416c-b117-ae6d649146cd | title = Why Syria's Air Defenses Failed to Detect Israelis | author = David A. Fulghum | date =October 3 ,2007 | publisher = Aviation Week and Space Technology | accessdate = 2007-10-05] [cite web | url = http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=defense&id=news/aw011507p2.xml | title = Technology Will Be Key to Iraq Buildup | date =January 14 ,2007 | author = David A. Fulghum | publisher = Aviation Week and Space Technology]U.S. Air Force officials have speculated that a technology similar to Suter was used by the
Israeli Air Force to thwartSyria n radars and sneak into their airspace undetected inOperation Orchard onSeptember 6 ,2007 . The evasion of air defence radar was otherwise unlikely because theF-15 s andF-16 s used by the IAF were not equipped with stealth technology. [cite web | url = http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/04/radar_hack_raid/ | title = Israel suspected of 'hacking' Syrian air defences | publisher =The Register | author = John Leyden | date =October 4 ,2007 | accessdate = 2007-10-05]References
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