Airbus to support French naval comms with Comcept

Airbus Defense and Space has been awarded a French military contract for shipboard communications.

The French Defense Procurement Agency contract calls for 17 French navy vessels to be equipped for the Comcept broadband communication system, according to an Airbus news release. The contract value was not specified.

Comcept is an IP-based broadband satellite network that entered French military service in 2015. It expands the existing Syracuse satellite system with additional capacity in the Ka-, Ku- and C-bands.

"The first 17 vessels are going to be equipped with new navalized satcom terminals," Airbus said. "The contract also plans to install teleports both in mainland France and in the territories overseas to ensure connection to the Ministry of Defense's terrestrial networks. The installation of Comcept on board vessels will allow all satellite broadband needs to be catered for within a global, unified system shared first by the Army and the Air Force, and now by the Navy."

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