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03 Jan 18. Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, announced today it was awarded a contract to upgrade the NATO UHF satellite communications (SATCOM) control stations to comply with the Integrated Waveform (IW) baseline. The upgrade gives NATO greater communications interoperability, scalability and flexibility across legacy and next-generation platforms to enhance situational awareness as the battlespace dynamically expands. As part of this award, NATO will upgrade its legacy UHF communications network to Viasat’s Visual Integrated SATCOM Information, Operation and Networking (VISION) planning and network management platform, the first commercially-available software package to simultaneously support all 25-kHz legacy Demand-Assigned Multiple-Access (DAMA) and next-generation IW networks and services. The Viasat VISION platform gives network operators real-time capabilities to reconfigure UHF satellite networks to meet new mission profiles on-the-fly. By enabling interoperability between DAMA and IW platforms, NATO can double its channel efficiency without additional investment in the UHF space segment. This optimization doubles the number of users, giving more warfighters access to reliable, high-quality, resilient voice and data communications. The Viasat VISION platform provides a single user-friendly network management interface for legacy DAMA and IW services, inclusive of the ability to locally or remotely manage and control ground station networks, monitor status and system performance, track event/alarm management situations and add/remove services when missions change.
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29 Dec 17. Poland-Warsaw: Weapons, ammunition and associated parts, 2017/S 249-526051, Weapons, ammunition and associated parts. Value: 1 885 000,00 PLN Excluding VAT. Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken: Jacek Gutowski, 02-761, Warszawa. Initial estimated total value of the contract: Value: 1 885 000,00 PLN Excluding VAT. (Source: Europa TED)
02 Jan 18. MDA has signed a contract with the NATO Communications and Information Agency to provide a new maritime command and control solution, the company announced on 21 December. The contract, worth about $11.7m, will see MDA develop a new system to support NATO’s maritime command and control operations under Project Triton. The solution is based on modern software architecture and technology, and will be provided on both fixed and deployable systems. MDA will also provide NATO with a stand-alone command and control visualisation capability which is planned to become the standardised map and object visualisation for all NATO information technology systems. The MDA’s Triton system will provide the NATO community with an integrated, robust, and flexible capability supporting a set of services available throughout the Bi-Strategic Command Automated Information System and NATO operational theatres. The system will enable NATO and its members to establish and share a common view of maritime operations which will improve their situational awareness and decision-making processes. (Source: Shephard)
02 Jan 18. Finland-Tampere: Shells, 2017/S 250-528708, Contract award notice for contracts in the field of defence and security Supplies. Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken: Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh, Germany. Total final value of the contract: Value: 505 400 EUR Excluding VAT. (Source: Europa TED)
SEA
03 Jan 18. Patria has signed an agreement with the Finnish Defence Forces on the mid-life upgrade and overhaul of the Finnish Defence Forces’ Hamina Class fast attack craft. The procurement is part of the Naval Capability Development Programme, based on which the overhaul of Hamina Class vessels will ensure continued naval defence capabilities in the period between the decommissioning of Rauma Class fast attack cr