Cyber Security & Secured Communications

Advanced Mode 5 IFF is the basic principle behind positive identification of threats in real time in a case of war or as part of a critical mission. Bolstering safety with new cryptographic algorithms, Mode 5 reduces the risk of friendly fire  and optimizies combat effectiveness in all domains.

Building on five decades of experience of designing, manufacturing, integrating and maintaining IFF equipment, HENSOLDT France is one of the main Mode 5 IFF technology and capability suppliers worldwide. Designed to be modular and durable, our IFF portfolio is AIMS and NATO STANAG 4193 Ed. 3 certified, ensuring total interoperability with the United States and NATO allies.

Our range of IFF products is installed on a wide array of platforms around the world, covering all operational requirements from drones, helicopters and fighter planes, to ground-based fixed and air defence radar (including surveillance radar systems at civilian airports and military airbases), and complex navy vessels.

Secure critical mission data against cyberattacks

Our high-end embedded cybersecurity solutions protect and secure the sensitive information that mission platforms such as aeroplanes, helicopters, warships, submarines, and mobile communications and command posts all manage. Our aim is to guide the client to the right choice based on their challenges and the level of security required.

Military systems are experiencing increasingly frequent cyberattacks. The quantity of information managed and transmitted by digital systems offers exceptional added value to armed forces in operational terms, but by the same token, these platforms are also vulnerable to a potential national security breach. Protecting this information and ensuring the maximum possible level of national security requires high-end, customisable and scalable systems.

HENSOLDT France can study specific issues or challenges on request to assess existing solutions and develop new solutions and systems. We deal with mission platforms and embedded cybernetics in non-collaborative environments. Our scope of action includes developing new platforms and improving existing cybernetic capabilities.

Our service activities include systems audits, comparative studies of solutions, proofs of concept, and implementing solutions. Our experts offer architecture and design assessments, support with and preparation for certification, documentation support and assessment of methods based on the level of certification required. Our services are based on remote case studies as well as in-person support in HENSOLDT’s offices and on the customer’s premises.

Rugged, powerful & standalone interoperability solutions

Data link is the reliable way to connect multiple units so they can send and receive digital surveillance information. The network is based on HF or UHF radiocommunications and is encrypted.

HENSOLDT’s data link technology has been successfully used on multiple airborne platforms. Data links are available with a number of products that allow data exchange, with a wide range of applications.

Link-P is designed for exchanging a shared operational picture between networked units. Link-M allows data exchange over a mesh network while remaining in contact with all operational team members during action on land or at sea. Line-of-sight data link technology has been used successfully on multiple airborne platforms, including Harfang, KZO, Mirage 2000 and Airbus, totalling over 50,000 flight hours. Lygarion, our brand-new family of wide-band and narrow-band line-of-sight data link solutions, uses the latest technology to securely acquire and exchange real-time operational data between multiple military platforms.