Suspicious Signal

Main article: Homefront operation

The objective of this site is to destroy a single tower-like structure located at the center. At the start, the structure is either invulnerable or cloaked, and it only becomes vulnerable once three hackable arrays (data cans) are successfully hacked. Each hacked array activates a 90-second timer. If all three are hacked around the same time, this creates a 90-second damage window on the tower. The tower has 350,000 HP with no resistances.

Be advised that some enemy ships (see Hostiles below) will aggressively target any launched drones.

A long, long time ago...
Prior to 2026-03-19.1, the structure to be destroyed had only 337,500 HP.

Suspicous Signal: Secure the Intel - Site Overview
Suspicious Signal: Secure the Intel - Armor Array
Suspicious Signal: Secure the Intel - Tower Destruction

Fleet size & composition

Optimal fleet size: 5 ships
Fleet composition: T1 Cruisers (DPS), T1 Logistic Cruisers (Logi)

Common group composition is 1 Logi and 4 DPS, among which 3 are Data Analyzer.

Type of ships allowed

This homefront operation takes place in a deadspace pocket with an acceleration gate that has ship restrictions.

Tech 1 frigates, navy and pirate frigates
Tech 1 destroyers, navy and pirate destroyers
Tech 1 cruisers
Tech 1 haulers, including Squall
Venture, Venture Consortium Issue
Pioneer, Pioneer Consortium Issue, Perseverance

Complete allowed ship list
Astero Atron Bantam Breacher Burst Condor Crucifier Cruor Damavik Daredevil Dramiel Executioner Garmur Griffin Heron Imicus Incursus Inquisitor Kestrel Magnate Maulus Merlin Metamorphosis Navitas Probe Punisher Rifter Skybreaker Slasher Succubus Tormentor Tristan Vigil Worm Navy Frigate Caldari Navy Hookbill Crucifier Navy Issue Federation Navy Comet Griffin Navy Issue Heron Navy Issue Imicus Navy Issue Imperial Navy Slicer Magnate Navy Issue Maulus Navy Issue Probe Fleet Issue Republic Fleet Firetail Vigil Fleet Issue Destroyer Algos Catalyst Coercer Corax Cormorant Dragoon Kikimora Mamba Mekubal Sunesis Talwar Tholos Thrasher Navy Destroyer Catalyst Navy Issue Coercer Navy Issue Cormorant Navy Issue Thrasher Fleet Issue Cruiser Arbitrator Augoror Bellicose Blackbird Caracal Celestis Exequror Maller Moa Omen Osprey Rupture Scythe Stabber Thorax Vexor Mining Frigate Venture Hauler Badger Bestower Epithal Hoarder Iteron Mark V Kryos Mammoth Miasmos Nereus Sigil Squall Tayra Wreathe ORE Hauler Noctis Faction Mining Destroyer Perseverance Pioneer Consortium Issue Faction Mining Frigate Venture Consortium Issue Mining Destroyer Pioneer

Note:

You can view in-game ship restrictions for each Homefront Operation by opening the Opportunities window (ALT+J) and double-clicking on a mission.

Homefront ship restrictions example

Mission parameters

Time-limit: 20 minutes
Longshot Relay Health
Hackable Array (A) (B) (C): 90 seconds

Suspicious Signal: Secure the Intel - Mission Parameters
Suspicious Signal: Stop the Sabotage - Mission Parameters
Suspicious Signal: Block the Broadcast - Mission Parameters
Suspicious Signal: Stop the Siphon - Mission Parameters

Suspicious Signal in different empires

There are regional differences in the site’s description, hostile primary and secondary damage types, and EWAR.

WARNING: Ship fittings are region-specific. Each faction has unique resistances and damage types. An improper fit can cost you your ship.

Region	Site	Damage types	EWAR	Tower	Weakness	Enemy Faction
Amarr	Suspicious Signal: Secure the Intel	Ex Kin	Paints	Longshot Relay	EM	Minmatar Republic
Caldari	Suspicious Signal: Block the Broadcast	Kin Th	Damps	Megafinance Siphoner	EM	Gallente Federation
Gallente	Suspicious Signal: Stop the Siphon	Kin Th	ECM	Quantum-Override Broadcaster	EM	Caldari State
Minmatar	Suspicious Signal: Stop the Sabotage	EM Th	Neuts / Weapon disruption	Sacred Exploiter	Ex	Amarr Empire

Hostiles

A fleet consisting of frigates, destroyers, cruisers, and battlecruisers will be present upon arrival. They will concentrate their fire on one capsuleer ship at a time, beginning with the first vessel to enter the site, and may periodically switch targets as a group. An exception applies to hostiles with the Infiltrating, Evader, Spinner or Insurgent prefixes: these will immediately target any drones that are deployed, but will revert to attacking the currently focused capsuleer ship if no drones are present.

Suspicious Signal: Secure the Intel
Prefix	Info	Targets
Insurgent	Drone aggro	Drones, then room target
Spotter	Paints	Room target
Spymaster	DPS	Room target
Infiltrator	DPS	Room target
Refuge	Logi	None

Suspicious Signal: Block the Broadcast
Prefix	Info	Targets
Spinner	Drone aggro	Drones, then room target
Diverter	Damps	Room target
Compeller	DPS	Room target
Veritas	DPS	Room target
Exonerater	Logi	None

Suspicious Signal: Stop the Siphon
Prefix	Info	Targets
Evader	Drone aggro	Drones, then room target
Falsifier	ECM	Room target
Scrubber	DPS	Room target
Eraser	DPS	Room target
Insurer	Logi	None

Suspicious Signal: Stop the Sabotage
Prefix	Info	Targets
Infiltrating	Drone aggro	Drones, then room target
Quietus	Neuts	Room target
Obscurer	Weapon disruption	Room target
Proselytizer	DPS	Room target
Saboteur	DPS	Room target
Justifier	Logi	None

Interaction & standings

No standing is gained or lost when fighting the Amarr Empire, Caldari State, Gallente Federation, or Minmatar Republic ships present in the Suspicious Signal operations.

Rewards

Rewards for Suspicious Signal sites come in two forms: (1) ISK payout upon site completion, and (2) site-specific loot from the hackable arrays.

Majority of the reward consists of raw ISK payout upon completion, following the standard 5-pilot fleet payout curve with in a maximum payout of 15,000,000 ISK payout per pilot with a fleet of 5.

Each of the hackable arrays will drop between 1 and 3 units of loot per hack. These can be sold for 350,000 ISK per unit to NPC buy orders in certain regions of highsec.