Specialist comms provider awarded Irish Defence Force contract
Spectra Group has secured a contract to supply the Irish Defence Force with a revolutionary communications system.
The Herefordshire-based business provides secure voice, data and satellite communications systems in locations with limited or compromised infrastructure.
It will supply the Irish Defence Force with Comtech’s Troposcatter Compact Over-the Horizon Mobile Expeditionary Terminals (COMET).
The tropospheric scatter is a communications capability that uses the troposphere (up to about 13km altitude) to provide high bandwidth communications. It is satellite-independent and works in a GPS/GNSS-denied environment, so is suitable for use in a peer-on-peer conflict or multi-domain integration.
Spectra Group acquired the global distribution rights to supply Comtech’s Troposcatter Family of Systems outside of North America last February. This procurement is the next in a series of overseas sales under this agreement.
Product development by Comtech has meant the size, weight and power of the device is now at its smallest and most lightweight.
It can provide huge bandwidth, enabling analysis and manipulation of large data, making it suitable for strategic and tactical headquarters.
Michael Davies, business development manager at Spectra Group said: “This is a continuation of what we hope to be many procurements under our Troposcatter global distribution agreement with Comtech. We have been working closely with the Irish Defence Force for some time to find suitable solutions to their strategic communications challenges and help meet their national defence commitments.
“With many NATO countries already operating Troposcatter systems, COMET is the perfect solution for its reliability, capacity, deployability and interoperability both on the land and for maritime vessels.”
