Paris,
03 April, 2024- - The OCCAR ESSOR Programme successfully demonstrated how it
enables interoperability between tactical radios from different manufacturers
during a recently held NATO meeting. The demonstration was performed using
different types of radios (vehicular and handheld), including some in motion in
a 10km area. To the satisfaction of all
participants, a flawless exchange of voice, video streams and
instant messaging, required by operational armed forces was successfully
demonstrated. The radio
terminals used during this particular demonstration were from Thales (France)
and Bittium (Finland), however ESSOR technology is also available on radios
from Leonardo (Italy), Radmor (Poland) or Rohde & Schwarz (Germany).
The demonstration took place at the Thales premises in Gennevilliers,
near Paris, during a meeting of the NATO Line of Sight Capability
Team (LoS CaT) which supports the Alliance on technical aspects related to Line
of Sight Communication. The meeting was organised by the French MoD in cooperation with the
Finnish MoD, Thales and Bittium. The ESSOR product used for the
demonstration is the ESSOR High Data Rate Waveform that was adopted as a
standard by NATO in October 2023 (STANAG 5651 / NHDRWF) as well as by the
Federated Mission Networking as a preferred waveform for radio interoperability
during operation.
Looking ahead, the ESSOR
Participating States (Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain) are
now planning to develop and test additional products to respond to coalition
capability gaps identified by NATO. To encourage a large adoption by the
community, these new activities will be performed in close cooperation with
NATO and are open to new nations willing to join the ESSOR community.
The OCCAR ESSOR
Programme Division, represented by the ESSOR Programme Manager, Mr. Serge
Debono, is a member of the NATO LoSCaT where it actively supports the six ESSOR
Programme Participating States (Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain)
to promote the ESSOR Programme as an enabler for radio interoperability.