Shift5 announces new tool for real-time monitoring on defense and commercial aircraft

Shift5, the observability platform for onboard operational technology (OT), has announced Shift5 Manifold 10, a configurable, passive serial bus interface designed to monitor, capture, and analyze high-volume data from up to 100 serial channels onboard modern aircraft at the edge. A key component of the Shift5 Platform, the bus-agnostic Manifold 10 enables real-time data access, contextual insights, actionable analytics, and alerting. This facilitates smarter and faster decision-making so operators and maintainers can meet the rigorous cybersecurity and maintenance demands of modern aircraft.

Manifold 10 is now available for U.S. defense sector aircraft. Shift5 is actively pursuing requests for FAA Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) to make Manifold 10 available for Bombardier and Boeing aircraft, collectively representing thousands of in-service aircraft globally.

"Modern aircraft generate tremendous volumes of data, most of which goes uncollected, meaning its value is never realized. That data holds critical insights about the operating condition of the aircraft that can save time and money, but operators and maintainers are limited to little to no visibility of this invaluable information," said Egon Rinderer, CTO of Shift5. "With Manifold 10, operators can gain a comprehensive understanding of what happens aboard the aircraft across their entire fleet, enabling airlines to improve fleet availability and safety while reducing time an aircraft is grounded. Every bit of data across all buses and protocols is now able to be captured, retained and analyzed."