EADS Defence & Security wins NATO DCIS contract award
* NATO has awarded to EADS Defence & Security the contract for the Deployable Communication and Information System
* Major upgrade to NATO interoperability communications in the operational field
* An international EADS Defence & Security led project team worth over £40 million
27 March 2009
NATO has awarded to EADS Defence & Security (DS) the contract for the supply of the new NATO Deployable Communication and Information System according to the operational requirements of the NATO Response Force (NRF).
The contract's value is around £40M with an optional Customer Logistic Support contract valued around £14M.
DS will deliver to NRF Commanders the communications facilities to support their headquarters in the field anywhere that the NRF is required to operate. The project represents a major upgrade in the capability of NATO forces. It will become the standard for NATO deployable communications and will be the cornerstone for the NATO Signals Battalion capability to support deployment in operational theatres.
The system will allow NATO forces to deploy small (up to 20 users) or large (up to 150 users) communications headquarters on the field with both voice and data connections to other NATO forces.
Voice interoperability will be provided by the DS developed Tactical Voice Gateway (TVG); a product based on commercial of the shelf products (COTS) that has been made bespoke for military purposes. All features of the solution have been designed with future proofing in mind to align with NATO’s short and long term requirements and objectives. The common components used will facilitate a seamless transition between existing services.
Jean-Marc Nasr, Head of Integrated Systems; Line of Business of Defence and Communications Systems stated: “Our experience in large scale projects and deploying communications gives me every confidence that DS will deliver a robust and reliable service for NRF DCIS, on time and within budget.”
The project is managed and delivered from Newport, South Wales, by the DS integrated team which is a joint group of French, German and British employees. Other members of the team include US based partners such as Booz Allen Hamilton, HP and Cisco.
Hervé Guillou, Defence and Communications Systems (DCS) CEO stated “This contract shows the confidence NATO has in our capability to provide flexible, inter-operable and future proof communications and information solutions that really work in theatre. This is a genuinely international solution leveraging the best skills and technical competences from our French, UK and German DCS organisation”.
Defence and Communications Systems is an integrated activity of EADS Defence & Security (DS). DS is a systems solutions provider for armed forces and civil security worldwide. Its portfolio ranges from sensors and secure networks through missiles to aircraft and UAVs as well as global security, service and support solutions. In 2008, DS – with around 23,000 employees – achieved revenues of € 5.7 billion. EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2008, EADS generated revenues of € 43.3 billion and employed a workforce of about 118,000.
Contact:
Sean Tregonning
Tel.: +44 (0) 77 9619 0083
www.eads.com
mailto: Sean.tregonning@eads.com
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