Thales announces order for new SYRACUSE IV satcom stations to equip French Army Serval armoured vehicles

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The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has awarded Thales the Neptune contract to provide thirty dual-band X/Ka satellite communication stations for the French Army.

The stations will act as on-the-pause (OTP) tactical communication nodes for the high-throughput satellite communications services required by the information and communication systems deployed by the French Army.

The new SYRACUSE IV satcom stations will equip the Serval light multi-role armoured vehicles being developed for the Scorpion programme.

Thales The Neptune contract is the latest development in the SYRACUSE IV ground segment programme, for which Thales is prime contractor. It follows an earlier order for the deployment of satcom stations on French Navy surface vessels and submarines and for the development and production of fixed and mobile stations for land and air forces. These include Mercure on-the-move (OTM) stations for the French Armys Griffon and Serval vehicles and airborne stations for the French Air Forces wide-body aircraft.

Developed for the French defence procurement agency (DGA), the first version of the SYRACUSE IV ground segment entered service at the end of 2023. It will provide the French forces with a joint communications capability relying on secure, high-data-rate satcom services with robust protection from jamming, interference, cyberattacks and other threats to guarantee end-to-end connectivity and tri-service interoperability.

The two satellites in the SYRACUSE IV defense communications system, SYRACUSE 4A and SYRACUSE 4B, were built for the French Armament General Directorate (DGA) (Direction G n rale de l'Armement) by the consortium of Thales Alenia Space (a joint company between Thales 67% and Leonardo 33 %) and Airbus Defence and Space. As the lead contractor, Thales Alenia Space was responsible for the SYRACUSE 4A satellite, launched in 2021, and the payloads for both SYRACUSE 4A and SYRACUSE 4B. Airbus Defence and Space is in charge of the SYRACUSE 4B satellite launched in 2023, and based on the all-electric Eurostar platform, and supplies key components for the two payloads.

About Thales

Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) is a global leader in advanced technologies specialized in three business domains: Defence & Security, Aeronautics & Space, and Cybersecurity & Digital identity.

It develops products and solutions that help make the world safer, greener and more inclusive.

The Group invests close to 4 billion a year in Research & Development, particularly in key innovation areas such as AI, cybersecurity, quantum technologies, cloud technologies and 6G.

Thales has close to 81,000 employees in 68 countries. In 2023, the Group generated sales of 18.4 billion.

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Marion Bonnet, Press and social media manager, Security and Cyber

33 (0)6 60 38 48 92 marion.bonnet@thalesgroup.com

Camille Heck, Thales, Media Relations Land & Naval Defence

33 (0)6 73 78 33 63 camille.heck@thalesgroup.com

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