Direction générale de l’armement (DGA), the French defense procurement agency, awarded French firm Greenerwave and co-contractors Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Group a seven-year arrangement with maximum value of €120 million for next-generation satellite-communications (satcom) terminals.

The contract, known as the CAMELEON framework, will precede awards meant to meet the growing satcom needs of the Ministry of the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs. The contract covers numerous satellite orbits for space and armed forces communications, including low-Earth-orbit (LEO), medium-Earth-orbit (MEO), and geosynchronous-Earth-orbit (GEO) satellites. 

The award follows several years of research and development by Greenerwave, recognized by the company’s chairman and co-founder, Geoffroy Lerosey. “The award of the CAMELEON framework agreement represents a major milestone for Greenerwave and recognition of several years of innovation carried out hand in hand with the DGA," said Lerosey. "We are proud to place our sovereign electronically steered antenna solutions at the service of the French armed forces.” 

As for teaming with their partners, Lerosey added, “Together with our partners Airbus Defence and Space and Thales, we are helping to strengthen French and European technological sovereignty by developing a new generation of satcom terminals that are more capable, more energy-efficient, and able to meet the operational challenges faced by the armed forces.”

The new terminals (see image above) are being developed for secure connectivity with increased energy efficiency with the aid of Greenerwave’s electronically steered antennas.