Thales radios to be deployed within NATO enhanced Forward Presence
Eve Goode
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The German Armed Forces have conducted operational tests with PR4G and SYNAPS-H Thales radios to test their suitability for the needs of a multinational Battalion Group deployed by NATO.
In the past year, Thales has successfully delivered radio equipment for the NATO enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) to the German Armed Forces.
The tests demonstrated that Thales radios are compatible and secure.
Thales radios for use in NATO enhanced Forward Presence were tested in an intensive four-week operational trial under the direction of the Army Development Office.
The tests were conducted with the participation of the Army Development Office, the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw), the German Army’s “Test and Trial” teams, as well as the Dutch and French Armed Forces.
The particular focus of the procurement was to provide modern, encrypted, electronic counter countermeasure (ECCM)-capable command and control radios for the multinational deployment of the enhanced Forward Presence, which can transmit voice in parallel with data and their own position.
“Deemed suitable”
Christoph Ruffner, CEO and Country Director, Thales Deutschland commented: “During the four-week operational test, Thales PR4G and SYNAPS-H radios met the requirements so effectively that the system is deemed suitable for introduction into the German Armed Forces.
“We are very pleased that there are no more obstacles for the operational use of the radios in Lithuania, where the deployed forces will have protected, modern radios.”
Training and purpose
The soldiers have not received the training they need yet but they have received a short briefing, however it is possible to establish operational readiness in under an hour so intense training it not required.
Thales says that the radios impressed users as they had a stable radio network in range tests.
The purpose of NATO enhanced Forward Presence is to strengthen its defensive and deterrent posture on Europe’s eastern flank.
NATO battlegroups are deployed to the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania as well as Poland and led by the UK, Canada, Germany and the US.