Thales: new agreement with the ESA for Galileo
(CercleFinance.com) - Thales Alenia Space announces the signing of a new tranche of the framework contract with the European Space Agency (ESA).
This signature concerns the development and deployment of the next version of the the ground-based Galileo Mission Segment (GMS) and the Galileo Security Facility (GSF).
This new tranche, worth about 130 million euros, will cover activities until June 2021.
In particular the company will rely on Thales, both at the project management level and for the architecture and integration of security elements and Point of Contact Platforms (POCPs), while for the security center it will rely on Leonardo, Galileo (GSF), which manages the Public Regulated Services (PRS) and POCPs.
"Along with our partners, we will be offering the best possible solutions to address both the needs of European citizens and all Galileo users, via improved services, and meet Europe's strategic requirement for independence in deploying an appropriate PRS service.” said Jean Loïc Galle, CEO of Thales Alenia Space.
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This signature concerns the development and deployment of the next version of the the ground-based Galileo Mission Segment (GMS) and the Galileo Security Facility (GSF).
This new tranche, worth about 130 million euros, will cover activities until June 2021.
In particular the company will rely on Thales, both at the project management level and for the architecture and integration of security elements and Point of Contact Platforms (POCPs), while for the security center it will rely on Leonardo, Galileo (GSF), which manages the Public Regulated Services (PRS) and POCPs.
"Along with our partners, we will be offering the best possible solutions to address both the needs of European citizens and all Galileo users, via improved services, and meet Europe's strategic requirement for independence in deploying an appropriate PRS service.” said Jean Loïc Galle, CEO of Thales Alenia Space.
Copyright (c) 2018 CercleFinance.com. All rights reserved.