ALTESSE-H COMINT solution

High performance naval CESM/COMINT solution

  • Defence
  • Naval

ALTESSE-H is Thales's new shipboard wideband communication ESM (CESM/COMINT), a scalable solution, providing in real -time alert and early warning, tactical situation awareness, automatic identification and communication intelligence (COMINT) services.

Key benefits

  1. Scalability

    ALTESSE-H can be installed on all classes of surface ships, from frigates to offshore patrol vessels.

  2. Data outputs

    The data collected is sent either to a Combat Management System for command and control of the ship's self-protection systems, or to a stand-alone console.

  3. Ease of use

    The system's intuitive new Human Machine Interface is designed for non-specialists as well as electronic warfare experts, helping them to perform technical analysis and maintain tactical situation awareness at the same time.

Co-designed with experienced end users, ALTESSE-H, is an innovative solution offering a full set of functions, including: 

  • Interception, with simultaneous direction-finding and monitoring functions on a single sensor
  • Automatic signal identification from libraries in real time
  • Automatic technical signal analysis in real time
  • Automatic recording  for offline analysis
  • Signal and tactical situation replay in offline mode

Outperforming other sensors, in terms of range capabilities, ALTESSE-H is becoming a key asset for detecting and locating conventional and asymmetric threats in all environments.

Main features

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