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30: 278: 89: 150:(BWB) was having radios from the 1980s replicated for 600 million Euros.Because new devices are not yet ready for use, the Bundeswehr has let the standard radio set of the army, the Thales SEM 80/90 rebuilt again. The radios are still installed in most of Bundeswehr vehicles. The radio was actually developed by the Stuttgart company Standard Elektrik Lorenz AG, which taken over by Thales. 162:. The transmission procedures used Bundeswehr-internally, which do not comply with the current NATO digital standards, led to major difficulties during maneuvers and joint missions abroad. The impractical radio technology causes problems not only for the army but also for logistics of the Joint Support Service ( 590:, enables the military to make tap-proof telephone calls, video conferences and Internet access worldwide. In the current "Stage 2", which has been in operation since the end of 2011, the system is based on the two communications satellites COMSATBw-1 and 2 with which the ground stations of Bundeswehr and the 508:
widely used by the US army. It is used for Phone, tactical short messages and data transceiving a wide frequency range. It can also be used to communicate via US military satellites used as relays. The AN/PRC-117G has built-in cryptographic technology that enables message transmission at all NATO
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passed a corresponding amendment to the law in April 2019. Individual branches of the Bundeswehr were already participants in BOS radio. With the integration into the existing BOS radio, the Bundeswehr saves money for setting up its own radio infrastructure; The federal government will bear the
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In the mid-2010s, the Ministry of Defense launched the "Mobile Tactical Communications" (MoTaKo) project to modernize the communication devices for large numbers of troops. New radios were to be developed, built and purchased for 25,000 vehicles and 50,000 soldiers. MoTaKo is one of the
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The Bundeswehr has used a number of different means of communication since it was founded. Some of the first wireless systems were bought from the US-army. The wired field telephone systems initially used was important in the 1960this and 1970this. It is not used anymore today
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Within the SVFuA program Bundeswehr will use R&S Soveron VHF/UHF SDRs. The radios could transmit and receive simultaneous voice and IP data. The radios are used in the handheld version and the vehicular radio version (SDTR/SOVERON VR).
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In September 2023 it became known that the Bundeswehr was having problems equipping its up to 34,000 vehicles with the SOVERON devices because the necessary mechanical adapter plates were missing and in some cases the
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The "Terrestrial Transmission System" (TĂśtrSys) is used for data connections between network nodes in the field. The system enables the simultaneous operation of up to three directional radio links.
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at deployments abroad. The succedor is HRM-9000. In February 2022 the Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) decided to buy more HRM 7X00 transceivers and the fitting Kryptomodul TCU 7000E for different platforms.
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and the increase in foreign deployments. The fact that the communication technology is inconsistent and partly outdated became particularly clear during the foreign assignments.
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In 2020 Bundeswehr ordered 370 units worth US$ 30 million. From 2021 until 2024, it planned to order more so that there is a number of 913 radios, worth 91 million euros.
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levels of secrecy. With the help of a military “Global Positioning System” (GPS), precise location determination is possible.The radio is used, among other things, in the
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wrote in 2018 that when a "paratrooper and his unit wanted to leave the German camp in Kunduz for a patrol, he had more communication electronics than weapons with him."
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has its own signal corps specialist within its unit. For long-distance communications for deployments abroad, the HRM-7000 shortwave radio system is often used.
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The German armed forces radio communications technology, which has been outdated in large parts since the 1990this is a major problem when working with
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of combined arms forces. It also covers military intelligence, weather forecasting, and aviation of all branches of the German armed forces.
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The German Navy has its own signal corps specialist within its units and at the ships. For on-board communication the Navy will use
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R&S will deliver its Soveron program of SDRs for HF, UHF and VHF spectrums. The system is based on an internationally common
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The Bundeswehr is using different HF-radio systems. Elbit System HRM-7000, SEM 93 and the SDR radio MR6000A from
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standard with backward compatibility. R&S Soveron is already used by a number of NATO and non-NATO forces.
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One of the major investments is the fasten digitalization of command and information systems of Bundeswehr. The
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R&S SOVERON Handheld and Vehicle application have already been commissioned to equip he German element of
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developed concepts for the future network and security management system in collaboration with the
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and ELOCAT, Bundeswehr using wired and fiber optic systems, fixed and mobile radio stations and
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of the so-called "authorities and organizations with security tasks" (BOS) from 2019. The
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In addition to the police, fire brigade and rescue services, the Bundeswehr also used the
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additional annual costs of 8.3 million euros for the Bundeswehr's national BOS radio.
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largest armaments projects of this decade. A total of 5.5 billion euros is planned.
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is the Bundeswehr's satellite-based communications system. The system, operated by
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In the 2000s, a reorientation of communications technology became clear due to the
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In the 1980s, SEM radios are introduced. SEM means "Sende-Empfänger", German for
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and company level, as well as on board various combat vehicles such as the
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is the satellite-communication System: a 4,6-m-Offset-Antenna on a trailer.
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analog UHF radio, introduced in the early 80this and rebuild in 2021.
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has its own signal corps specialist within its units. Beside analog
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Analog Thales SEM 93 Radio System at a Radio-Vehicle of Bundeswehr
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analog radio, introduced in the early 80this and rebuild in 2021
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up from 2022. TETRA is also used by German civil rescue and
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Joint, interconnected radio equipment for the armed forces
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the in a portable and vehicle version at troop, group,
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Telefunken Radio Communication Systems GmbH & Co. KG
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deployment of Bundeswehr, platoons often used the US
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Federal Office for Defense Technology and Procurement
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Index

Communication Systems of Bundeswehr

ATF Dingo
HRM-7000
German armed forces
strategic communication
command and control
SIGNIT
Electronic Warfare
satellite communications
NATO partners

end of the Cold War
Die Zeit
University of the Bundeswehr in Munich
BSI
Federal Ministry of Defence
digital trunked radio
Bundestag
NATO partners
Streitkräftebasis
Joint medical service
Russian war of aggression on Ukraine
German government
Olaf Scholz
Thales Group
Software Communications Architecture
vehicles' alternators
NATO
Very High Readiness Joint Task Force

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