Thales gets Syracuse 4 ground segment work
Thales has received a contract from the French defence procurement agency (DGA) to design and build the ground segment for the next-generation Syracuse 4 satellite communication system for the French armed forces.
Syracuse 4 will provide the French armed forces with significantly enhanced communication capabilities between mainland France and remote theatres of operations as well as locally within theatres.
The capability will rely on the System21 highly secure transmission system to guarantee the availability and confidentiality of all communications and protection against jamming, interference, interception, detection and cyber attacks.
Thales Alenia Space will participate in the design of the ground segment, and will be responsible for the management of the mission and enable the consistency of this kind of management in the frame of the onboard and ground contract for Syracuse 4 programme.
Thales has been the prime contractor for the Syracuse 3 ground segment since 2004. Syracuse 4 will come online in 2023.
More from Digital Battlespace
-
![EU Commission invites tenders for new satellite constellation with military applications]()
EU Commission invites tenders for new satellite constellation with military applications
The European Commission has launched an invitation tender for a contract to implement the EU satellite constellation dubbed IRIS² (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite).
-
![New US developer LightRidge to take on air and space sensor markets]()
New US developer LightRidge to take on air and space sensor markets
The private-equity backed firm combines the businesses of space payloads specialist GEOST and airborne sensor manufacturer Ophir.
-
![Northrop Grumman details bid for US Navy TACAMO aircraft replacement]()
Northrop Grumman details bid for US Navy TACAMO aircraft replacement
The company believes its role as prime contractor on the E-2 Hawkeye puts it in a strong position for the programme to replace the USN's Boeing E-6 Mercury fleet.
-
![Northrop Grumman hones US Space Force satellite design in virtual environment]()
Northrop Grumman hones US Space Force satellite design in virtual environment
The company has applied its Highly Immersive Virtual Environment technology to the design process of polar overwatch satellites ordered by the US Space Force.
-
![Northrop Grumman joins USAF effort to build digital network backbone]()
Northrop Grumman joins USAF effort to build digital network backbone
The company will join Phase 1 of the Common Tactical Edge Network effort to enable Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2).
