Thales signed multi-purpose transmitter system contract for the Swiss Army
06 February 2006
A contract for the production and delivery of multi-purpose transmitter systems including management- and control software at a total amount of approx. € 60 millions. The delivery will take place until the end of 2008.
These multi-purpose transmitters are an important part of the Integrated System for Surveillance and Radio Transmission IFASS (Integriertes Funkaufklärungs- und Sendesystem) which has been approved for procurement by Swiss Parliament within the scope of the Armament Program 2005. With IFASS it is possible to explore radio communications to localise and to jam it if necessary. The system is jointly used by the air force and the command support troops and establishes a durable image of the actual military radio situation.
The multi-purpose transmitters replace the existing transmitters that have been delivered by Thomson-CSF, now known as Thales SA, almost 25 years ago. By means of two prototypes they have been tested successfully in the years 2002 to 2003. Together with the belonging management- and control software they form the electronic countermeasure system (ECM) of IFASS.
Thales Suisse SA is prime contractor and local system integrator of the ECM system. Main supplier with technical overall responsibility is Thales Communications SA, France. The carrier vehicle is an armoured wheeled infantry combat vehicle of the type Piranha IIIC
For Thales this contract stands for a big success and an important step towards strengthening the Thales C4ISTAR market position in Switzerland.
About Thales
Thales is a leading international electronics and systems group serving defence, aerospace, security and services markets. The Group employs 60,000 people throughout the world and generated revenues of 10.3 billion euros in 2004.
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