Airbus
Defence and
Space has
been awarded
a 145 M€
contract by
the
procurement
agency of
German Armed
Forces (BAAINBw)
for the long
term
operation of
the SATCOMBw
secure
satellite
communications
system.
Airbus
Defence and
Space has
been
operating
the SATCOMBw
system since
2006. This
contract
which has
been renewed
for the next
seven-and-a-half
years
includes the
in-orbit
operation of
the military
COMSATBw1
and COMSATBw
2 satellites
as well as
the
operation of
their
teleport and
associated
networks in
Weilheim,
Germany,
until 2022.
The two
military
communication
satellites
COMSATBw-1
and COMSATBw-2
provide
German armed
forces (Bundeswehr)
in operation
with
military UHF
and X-band
plus
additional
capacity in
C and
Ku-band over
a coverage
stretching
from the
Americas to
Eastern
Asia.
In addition
to the two
satellites,
the SATCOMBw
programme
provides a
secure
ground
communications
network and
control
system.
Command
centres,
vehicles,
aircrafts
and ships
deployed
around the
world are
linked
directly
into the
base
communications
networks for
voice,
video,
database
access and
IP (Internet
Protocol)
services.
“We are
proud to
support
German armed
forces for
its
worldwide
missions and
to keep
managing the
operation
after our
successful
delivery of
the SATCOMBw
system”,
said Stefan
Gramolla,
Head of
SATCOMBW
programme at
Airbus
Defence and
Space.
Airbus
Defence and
Space has
been
responsible
for the
overall
SATCOMBw
system
design,
integration
and delivery
of a fully
operational
capability.
The company
has also
delivered
more than
500 ground
terminals
with range
of antenna
diameters
from 1.2 to
4.6 meters
included
maritime
terminals.
