Thales Supports France with Tactical Radio at NATO’s Largest Interoperability Exercise
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Thales demonstrated its CONTACT software-defined radios at the annual Coalition Warrior Interoperability Exercise (CWIX) 7-25 June 2021, which involved 22 nations across 10 time zones.
CWIX is the largest interoperability event of its kind, providing an opportunity for NATO and partner nations to test interoperability between their armed forces and ensure the readiness and resilience of the communication and information systems they deploy.
During the exercise, three CONTACT NCT-t (for Noeud de Communications Tactiques – terrestres or tactical land communication node) radios were connected to a variety of different networks and 30 tests were conducted with other nations with a view to developing the latest NATO standards. The exercise was an opportunity to demonstrate the maturity and interoperability of Thales radio and encryption solutions, in particular in terms of security, data rates and latency, as well as new deployment concepts for coalition operations.
The CONTACT radios, developed under the management of the General Armament Directorate (the general contractor), are designed to accommodate NATO waveforms with the appropriate levels of security and meet the specifications of Europe’s ESSOR (European Secure SOftware-defined Radio) programme.
