Germany to receive VSAT terminals
NSSLGlobal is to provide 60 custom-made 1.5m very small aperture (VSAT) Receive Broadcast Management (RBM) terminals to the German Armed Forces with under the BW ST-II SATCOM programme.
The company defeated an incumbent supplier to win the contract, which is worth an undisclosed amount.
The deal, announced on 25 January, followed a long-term framework contract for NSSLGlobal in April 2020 to supply satellite services across all branches of the German Armed Forces.
Henrik Christensen, CEO of NSSLGlobal in Germany, said: ‘This contract will enable the German Armed Forces to send and receive voice, data and video information, and process it quickly to make informed decisions.’
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