Radio Communications

Introducing Thales’ next generation of Broadband Software-Defined Radio family, accelerating collaborative combat. When a soldier on the battlefield needs to communicate precise information in a highly secured environment because he is surrounded by the enemy, it is a decisive moment.

The digital revolution is impacting our armed forces and this transformation is opening up incredible opportunities for our customers: much more efficient cooperative engagements and collaborative combat capabilities.

Next-generation combat systems will be collaborative. In the field of radio communications, Thales makes it possible with SYNAPS, the first military radio to enable real-time collaborative combat.

The solution we offer, SYNAPS, is at the heart of the collaborative combat.

In June 2016, during Eurosatory we launched a new radio to support digital transformation of our customers: We call it SYNAPS as it acts as the central nervous system of military deployments.  

SYNAPS is now a reality, the production was launched in 2019 and this new generation of Broadband Software-Defined Radio has been chosen by different countries in Europe and Middle East as their national radio communication solution for the coming years. First worldwide demonstration of SYNAPS

Thales is a world leader for tactical radios and on board communication solutions for land, air and naval forces.

• Thales is system architect and integrator for France's CONTACT software-designed radio network. This programme covers the full range of radio networking capabilities, from dismounted infantry and mobile command posts to battalion level. Compliant with NATO standards, the CONTACT system will improve performance by a factor of 100 compared with current-generation equipment and will offer a joint forces radio communication capability for land, air and naval operations.
• The engineering effort currently involves more than 1,000 engineers at Thales and its programme partners and subcontractors. This endeavour, the only one of its kind in Europe, will culminate in 2018 with the market launch of the first comprehensive software-designed radio network, a core component of the defence systems of the future.
• CONTACT is the only program of such magnitude in Europe.
• At the same time, Thales and its European ESSOR partners are pursuing the development of the ESSOR standard and the associated interoperable waveform. In October 2013, the first interoperability trials with equipment from different nations were successfully completed.

Thales, international champion, partner of national development programmes

• Thales software-designed radios will support the PR4G F@stnet waveforms, deployed around the world, and other existing waveforms, to ensure a smooth transition to software-defined radio. They will enable a wide range of configurations to meet the various operational requirements: vehicles, soldiers, aircraft, naval vessels and ground stations.
• Many countries will find answers to their questions about high-data-rate network solutions and interoperability requirements within the major NATO member states.
• Responding to the growing demands of national sovereignty, Thales is making available the tools needed to develop and engineer SDR waveforms, enabling customers around the world to support their own national waveforms.