Cassidian has delivered equipment required for the German Armed Forces’ new software-defined radio communications system, KommSysBw use.

The delivery follows a multi-million euro contract awarded in August 2009 by the federal office for information management and information technology of the Bundeswehr (IT-AmtBw), to develop broadband modules for a new generation of radio terminals.

Go deeper with GlobalData

Data Insights

The gold standard of business intelligence.

Find out more

Related Company Profiles

View all

Cassidian Military Mission Systems unit head Rolf Wirtz said the company used a new gallium nitride (GaN) based technology to offer an advanced solution for the complex component of the new radio system.

"Secure mobile communications are a necessary precondition for the protection of our soldiers," Wirtz added.

Featuring advanced technologies, the modules facilitate secure data transmission at rates of up to 30 MB/sec over long distances, simultaneously ensuring optimum resistance to jamming.

"Secure mobile communications are a necessary precondition for the protection of our soldiers."

The radio is developed as part of the German miltary’s software-defined joint radio system programme, Streitkraftegemeinsame Verbundfahige Funkgerate-Ausstattung (SVFuA), which is aimed at optimising jam-resistant mobile voice and data communications in the future, mainly in missions abroad.

How well do you really know your competitors?

Access the most comprehensive Company Profiles on the market, powered by GlobalData. Save hours of research. Gain competitive edge.

Company Profile – free sample

Thank you!

Your download email will arrive shortly

Not ready to buy yet? Download a free sample

We are confident about the unique quality of our Company Profiles. However, we want you to make the most beneficial decision for your business, so we offer a free sample that you can download by submitting the below form

By GlobalData
Visit our Privacy Policy for more information about our services, how we may use, process and share your personal data, including information of your rights in respect of your personal data and how you can unsubscribe from future marketing communications. Our services are intended for corporate subscribers and you warrant that the email address submitted is your corporate email address.

SVFuA provides self-organising, mobile radio networks with highly-secure, wideband voice and data communications, a prerequisite for the army’s network-centric operations capability, regardless of the transmission method being used.

Based on the standardised software communications architecture (SCA), the system is also capable of multi-line operation, enabling deployment of a radio network node across multiple frequency bands.

The project is being developed by Hagenuk Marinekommunikation, TDS, Rohde & Schwarz, Telefunken Racoms and Cassidian, which are acting as independent contractors.

Cassidian is already developing similar high frequency components for Nato’s multifunctional information distribution system (MIDS) data link programme at its development and production facilities in Unterschleissheim, Ulm and Friedrichshafen, Germany.