Military & Government Satellite Services

Airbus has unique experience in operating UHF (Ultra High Frequency) milsatcom services. The UHF payload has been operated from Airbus’ Network Operations Centre in Toulouse for 15 years. 18 UHF channels will enable up to 200 simultaneous communications over EMEA, large parts of Asia, as well as the Atlantic Ocean (to eastern Brazil) and the Indian Ocean (to western Australia).

SKYNET 6A will provide secure protected communications for the United Kingdom government.  
Designed, developed, manufactured, assembled and tested in the UK, SKYNET 6A will be the most capable multi-band military communications spacecraft ever manufactured, meeting the standards required by the UK MOD.

SATCOMBw provides the Bundeswehr with complete autonomy, security and reliability during missions. It is a satellite-based communications system, which enables secure telephone calls, video conferences and high-speed internet access worldwide for the deployed soldiers. Airbus Defence and Space is responsible as general contractor for the design, integration and delivery of deployable systems, as well as the flight management of two military satellites in the geostationary orbit.

The program provides the French Armed Forces with secure communications for all operations.
For the ground segment, Airbus, in collaboration with Thales, has delivered the system and ground design engineering, along with four Ka-band anchor stations. Now that the program is operational, Airbus is responsible for maintaining all Airbus systems and components.