ND SatCom and EADS equip German Armed Forces

ND SatCom, an SES ASTRA company and a leading global supplier of satellite-based broadband VSAT, broadcast, government and defence communication network solutions, together with its partner EADS Space Services has won a major contract with the German Armed Forces.
The contract for the next step of the German Armed Forces’ satellite communications program, SATCOMBw Stufe 2, was signed at the Federal Office of the Bundeswehr for Information Management and Information Technology.
The project comprises the delivery of two military communication satellites, several fixed and transportable ground stations of various sizes as well as a bundle of communication services. The contract period stretches over ten years, generating an additional revenue of 180 million Euros (excluding VAT) for ND SatCom over this period, with an option for subsequent follow-up contracts.
Based on the contract, ND SatCom will provide a complete ground segment containing the various user ground stations, the telemetry, tracking and command (TT&C) network as well as network management for monitoring and controlling the overall system. EADS is to deliver the space segment, which mainly includes two military satellites.
(GB)