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Via their consortium 'KOFA – GIADS', EADS Defence & Security (DS) and Frequentis Nachrichtentechnik GmbH have received an order from the Federal Office for Information Management and Information Technology of the Bundeswehr (IT-AmtBw) for the delivery of two Control and Reporting Centres (CRCs) for the German Air Force.

Defence and Communications Systems, an integrated Business Unit of DS, is the prime contractor for the battlefield management system share. Frequentis Nachrichtentechnik GmbH will be supplying the IP-based voice and data communications system KOFA-IP.

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This upgrade from GIADS II to GIADS III technology essentially consists of increasing the number of workstations per CRC by one third, doubling the number of radar interfaces previously supported and partially automating and extensively expanding the functions for the reporting system. In addition, interfaces will be created to the Command and Control Information System of the German Armed Forces, the KOFA system used up to now will be equipped with the latest IP technology (KOFA-IP), and the 'Map Management' subsystem will be considerably expanded.

The first step towards realisation comprises equipping the CRC at Erndtebrück with GIADS III. In a second step, the German Air Force's Air Defence Programming Centre at Erndtebrück will be equipped with a software maintenance and modification system. Finally, the Schönewalde CRC will be upgraded to GIADS III.

The project will run from July 2008 to October 2011. Punctual fulfilment of this contract is a basic element in the transformation of the Air Force component of the Armed Forces.

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July, 2008

EADS Defence & Security and FREQUENTIS contracted to supply two Control and Reporting Centres to German Air Force