Indra to provide France with tactical SATCOM systems for €3,9m

Indra, the premier IT company in Spain and a leading IT multinational in Europe was awarded the contract to provide the French Ministry of Defence with 25 mobile tactical satcom systems which will be connected to the two-satellite constellation. The network allows solid and safe communication between France and forces deployed across the planet. The contract, which amounts to euros 3,9 M was awarded by Thales Alenia Space and is to be concluded within a year.

One of the main advantages of the systems lies in the possibility of using either military or civil frequency bands. Besides this, the systems are transportable and easy to deploy and to take down; it would only take two operators to have them ready in 15 minutes.

Each one of the tactical communication systems is equipped with the necessary subsystems that position them in the right direction to make contact with the satellites. The systems are provided with GPS, spectrum analysers, inclinometers and anemometers for backup. The Syracuse III satellite system is regarded as the communications centre of the French Army and was designed to be difficult to interfere with.

The systems to be delivered by Indra are built to establish voice and data bidirectional communications at 2Mbps. This speed is one of the highest to be found among this type of satellites and shows Indra’s capability to develop customised solutions for cutting-edge technology projects.

Indra is the premier Information Technology company in Spain and a leading IT multinational in Europe and Latin America. It is ranked as the second European company in its sector according to stock market capitalisation, and also the second Spanish company with the most investment in R&D. In 2007, revenues reached € 2,167 M, of which a third came from the international market. The company employs more than 24,000 professionals and has clients in more than 90 countries