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2022-01-02

TactiCall to Reshape Comms on Norway Navy Ships

Swedish aerospace and defence company Saab has signed a contract with the Norwegian Defence Material Agency (NDMA) to provide a complete communication platform, TactiCall Integrated Communication System (ICS), on board three different ship classes for the Royal Norwegian Navy.

TactiCall ICS will replace the existing communication system for both internal and external use on-board, including multi-level secure communication – unclassified, restricted NATO secret and national secret communication channels.

TactiCall ICS enables access to a variety of communication channels on different classification levels, increasing operators’ efficiency in managing operational duties.

The system facilitates the chain of command by giving naval teams access to a variety of communication channels of different security levels from the same user terminal. With TactiCall users can listen to a mix of both secure and unclassified communication and simultaneously be able to talk in both.

TactiCall will be integrated on the following ship classes: Mine Countermeasure Vessels (MCM), the Skjold-class Corvettes and the Coast Guard Vessel (CGV) Svalbard. Deliveries will be from 2021 to 2024 across seven of these Norwegian ships.

Mats Wicksell, Head of Saab’s business unit Combat Systems, explained: “We have a long-term partnership with the Royal Norwegian Navy and we are looking forward to replacing existing communication system with our innovative TactiCall system on these additional three classes of ship. TactiCall offers flexibility without compromising security demands which are very important in the naval domain.”

One Platform

TactiCall Maritime Communication System (MCS) integrates systems such as Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), incident management, Vessel Traffic Services (VTS), search and rescue (SAR) operations, radio sites etc. into one platform – scalable and modular to be able to fit any type of operational environment.

Being completely software based, the system is designed for seamless voice and data communication spanning all of today’s technologies. The fault tolerant and secure design adheres to open standards, and is capable of operating entirely on commercial-off-the-shelf hardware.

TactiCall MCS is a distributed, Internet Protocol (IP)-based communication solution allowing multiple control centres and remote radio sites to be connected over a wide geographical area.

TactiCall offers high quality VoIP audio interfaces conforming to the EUROCAE ED-137 standard, allowing integration of any ED-137 compliant radio and voice recorder. The system is fully GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress and Safety System) compliant and comes with integrated GMDSS/ dynamic stability control (DSC) functionality – no extra DSC radio or modem is needed.

Saab equips the control rooms with user-friendly GMDSS capability that delivers enhanced situational awareness and collaborative working in order to co-ordinate an effective response to distress situations.

The solution allows integration of GMDSS capabilities into third party maritime surveillance systems and incident management systems.

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