SPARK™ C2 / C4I TOWER NODE

System Specifications & Technical Data Sheet

1. SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION & OVERVIEW

• System Name: Spark™ Autonomous C2 / C4I Tactical Node

• Manufacturer: Bishop Ascendant Inc.

• Primary Role: Edge-AI Sensor Aggregation, Common Operational Picture (COP) Fusion, and Tactical Force Vectoring for Smart Maritime Barrier Systems

• Supported Barriers: Poseidon™ Surface Maritime Boat Barrier & Kraken™ Subsurface Counter-UUV Defense System

2. PHYSICAL & STRUCTURAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Form Factor: Self-contained cylindrical C4I tower

• Height: 20.0 ft (6.10 m)

• Outer Diameter: 7.5 ft (2.28 m)

• Footprint Area: 44.18 sq ft 

• Total Dry Weight: ~3,230 lbs (1,465 kg) base module configuration

• Housing Enclosure: NEMA 4X / IP68 marine-grade anodized aluminum alloy and reinforced carbon-composite shell

• Deployment Options:

  • Shoreline Base Foundation / Reinforced Concrete Ring

  • Offshore Floating Platform / Deep-Sea Moored Barge

3. POWER & ENERGY ARCHITECTURE

• Primary Power Storage: 20.0 kWh Lithium Iron Phosphate heavy-duty energy bank

• Photovoltaic Generation: 3.5 kW Peak Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) 360° cylindrical solar skin wrap

• Continuous Operational Load Draw: 1,200 W – 1,850 W (depending on active sensor compute and target tracking intensity)

• Zero-Sunlight Reserve Duration: Up to 38.4 hours continuous operation on internal storage alone

• Auxiliary Inputs: Subsea optical-power tether input / External generator interconnect

4. C4I SENSOR AGGREGATION & BARRIER INTEGRATION

Poseidon™ Surface Barrier Feeds

• Fiber-Optic Strain Sensing: Real-time impact, tension variation, and hull-cut alert processing

• Surface Radar: Compact micro-radar tracking surface watercraft up to 25.0 NM

• Optical Sentinel: Encrypted Dual EO/IR (Electro-Optical / Infrared) day/night camera feeds

Kraken™ Subsurface Barrier Feeds

• Hydro-Acoustic Sonar: Multi-frequency passive/active hydrophone arrays for subsea intrusion detection

• Subsea Strain Grid: Fiber-optic cable sensing for physical net entanglement and acoustic impact logging

5. COMMUNICATING & DISSEMINATION ARCHITECTURE

• Local Patrol Vectoring:

  • Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs): Direct RF/Mesh command link for vectoring surface interceptors

  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs): Acoustic data gateway and subsea modem control

• Long-Range Command Dissemination:

  • Global HQ Relay: Encrypted Phased-Array SATCOM uplink

  • Line-of-Sight Relay: High-gain directional RF Mesh (up to 45.0 NM range)

• Processing Latency: Sub-15 ms edge-AI threat fusion and threat classification

6. ENVIRONMENTAL & OPERATIONAL LIMITS

• Operating Temperature: -20°C to +55°C (-4°F to 131°F)

• Sea State Rating: Operable in up to Sea State 6 (Severe wave/ocean load conditions)

• Corrosion Resistance: Salt-mist certified / Cathodic protection integration

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