DRAKON Deployable Networks

Hyperconnectivity for Command & Control

Air defence
Drone warfare
Connectivity

DRAKON Deployable Networks offers a comprehensive range of communication bearers, tactical routers, management solutions, and custom-integration (vehicular, flyaway, or standalone) to deliver resilient, hybrid, mobile network connectivity for command-and-control and air defence systems engaged in high-intensity operations.

STEALTH

Optimised physical and electromagnetic footprint
MOBILE

Quick and easy to set up for high-tempo, mobile operations
RESILIENT

Engineered for the chaos and uncertainty of the battlefield
INTEROPERABLE

Designed for large-scale operations with coalition forces

Hybrid, On-The-Move Connectivity

Maintaining operational superiority in contested environments calls for distributed command & control system with hybrid networks solutions built for mobility, stealth, and mass challenges. To meet these challenges, Thales designed the DRAKON solution, to build On-the-Move Command & Control and Air Defence connectivity systems. DRAKON leverages hybridized connectivity and enable scalable networking of mobile sensors and effectors from OPCIS to TACCIS level.

Products

Thales DRAKON CommNode is the military communication router that provides seamless Command and Control experience. Available in software and hardware formats, it integrates easily into any platform at OPCIS and TACCIS level. Thales DRAKON CommNode routes dynamically voice and data across all types of networks whether military or commercial. With advanced network features (mobility, interoperability …) it ensures unprecedented network performance and maneuverability.

DRAKON CommNode - Datasheet

NEXIUM Defence Cloud is a defence cloud leveraging innovative virtualization, containerization, and software-defined networking. It enables military forces to securely store, access and manage classified information anywhere—whether at home or in deployed environments. Its hardened architecture meets the highest security standards, ensuring compliance with national and international certifications.

NEXIUM Defence Cloud

Combined with DRAKON Instant Connect, Thales’ zero-provisioning authentication software for private 4G/5G networks, DRAKON 5G Dome delivers secure wireless connectivity to accelerates deployments. This solution ensures a seamless user experience between commercial and private networks with enhanced stealth at both radio and user levels. Leveraging standardized technology, it boosts maneuverability, collaboration, and interoperability for OTP and OTM units.

DRAKON 5G Dome multiband - Leaflet

Thales’ 5GSat Vehicle Kit enhances battlefield communications by bringing complementary commercial connectivity resources (4G/5G and satellite constellations). Without modifying the vehicular structure, this kit provides high-speed data links, global coverage and mobility thanks to largely invested networks infrastructures, stealth thanks to various mechanisms and eased interoperability thanks to their standardized and widely used communication means.

NEXIUM MeshBeam Single and Dual are Thales' new wideband MANET Software-Defined Radios for multi-domain military operations. Integrating two different waveforms for LOS backhauling (PtP, PmP) and Mesh, they provide unmatched performance and resilience. Ideal for on-man operations, air defense, and mobile C2 systems, they ensure reliable connectivity in demanding environments. Fully compatible with previous HC-LOS radios, they ensure seamless operational continuity.

HCLOS/MANET - Brochure

Command Post Campaign

Defence
Land

The Command Post in high intensity conflict

Command Post are a strategic link of the military value chain. They are the brain of field operations to achieve information and tactical superiority, and accelerate the tempo of operations.

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C2 On-the-Move Campaign

Defence
Land

C2 On-The-Move

In this campaign, discover Thales’ vision of Command and Control On-the-Move through a Position Paper and four Focus Papers detailing these key actions : Deploy, Hybridize, Accelerate, and Move.