German Navy has recently ordered five satellite communication (satcom) terminals for its Braunschweig class (K-130) corvettes.
The three-year project, awarded to the Spanish company Indra, in partnership with the company Atlas Elektronik, covers manufacturing, integration and testing, electronic documentation, and training for crews.
In a request for proposals Indra’s TNX-100 terminal was selected for this contract. This terminal has already been implemented in several of Spain’s vessels, such as the Juan Carlos I strategic projection ship and the F-100 frigates. The system, which has two stabilized 1.5-meter-diameter dishes, is capable of simultaneously transmitting and receiving up to 4 Mbps.
German Navy has already received Indra satcom systems in the past. The Navy’s F-122 frigates and the six Elbe class replenishment ships received these types of systems. In addition to implementing them in surface vessels Indra is also supplying satcom terminals for Germany’s U212 class submarines.
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