Troposcatter system

Concepts

• microwave radio equipment
• salisbury
• dstl resilient deployed communications
• troposcatter system
• modern troposcatter systems
• art cots small-form factor troposcatter system
• dstl’s acquisition
• rdc
• potential adversaries
• technologies

Location

Salisbury

Description

The Dstl Resilient Deployed Communications (RDC) project is investigating technologies and capabilities that could offer UK Defence an advantage over potential adversaries in a contested electromagnetic environment. Modern troposcatter systems offer a potential capability to address a key capability gap. Specifically, Dstl’s acquisition of a state-of-the-art COTS Small-Form Factor Troposcatter System (SFFTS) will enable independent experimentation and trials in support of ongoing research.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 31711423 - Microwave radio equipment

Indicators

• Award on basis of price and quality.

Legal Justification

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) CIS Commercial Team which is part of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (UK MOD) is intending to place a Contract with Spectra Group Ltd for the purchase of a Comtech Systems Compact Over-the-horizon Manpack Expeditionary Terminal (COMET) Troposcatter system with built-in Quick Tool for Dstl trials and experimentation. This is justified on the basis of technical grounds pursuant to Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015). The UK MOD requirement is for a troposcatter system which: - Meets a dismounted expeditionary forces use case - Is one-person portable - Is transportable via commercial flights - Is capable of battery operation - Operates in C-band - Has a minimum bandwidth of 100Mbps The COMET system is the only system available on the market which meets these specifications (both individually and in totality).