Few naval vessels today operate entirely within the structures of their own navy, and many are required to operate at some point with platforms from other navies. Whether this is as part of a joint humanitarian or disaster relief operation, anti-piracy operations, or as part of a NATO task group, effective interoperability with other navies is essential to ensure mission success.
We are an active developer and contributor to HF standards and our solutions comply with the very latest US and NATO standards. But compliance with standards is just the start of interoperability. Thales has installed hundreds of communications systems on ships and submarines that work end-to-end and have been proven to interoperate with systems from other suppliers and with shore-stations including NATO BRASS. In addition, our solutions significantly reduce the complexity of selecting the right combination of waveform, link establishment and protocols for a communications staff, making interoperability much simpler.
But in the world of interoperable communications systems, one size definitely does not fit all. In addition to designing your navy’s communications system to meet your interoperability requirements, our modular architecture enables your system to scale to the different sizes and types of vessel in your fleet – from mine hunter to destroyer, and from attack submarine to aircraft carrier.