It is part of a wider contract from the French Defence Procurement Agency (Direction Générale de l’Armement – DGA). This is led by Airbus Defence and Space and also involves the satellite operator Eutelsat OneWeb. Greenerwave will play a role in improving military connectivity on the ground.
The work will involve Greenerwave’s multi-orbit user terminals. The electronically reconfigurable antennas feature ultra-low power consumption and a minimal reliance on semiconductors.
A key objective, said the company, is to validate performance in a “Satcom On the Move configuration”. In other words integrating the terminals into a vehicle. It will be using the Ku-band on Eutelsat’s OneWeb constellation.
Sovereign
The DGA put the contract in the context of complementing the military satellite capabilities of SYRACUSE IV. Basically, achieving connectivity via Eutelsat OneWeb’s LEO constellation “today”. And Europe’s future IRIS² constellation, “tomorrow”.
“Large-scale deployment of such connectivity must be achieved at a controlled cost, aligned with the need to scale up resources,” said Didier Landi, SATCOM Program Director at the DGA.
“Greenerwave’s technology holds great promise in meeting this requirement. With this contract, the DGA is not only strengthening the operational capabilities of the Armed Forces, but also promoting French technological innovation as a credible alternative to foreign tech giants – fully aligned with a war economy approach.”
Greenerwave
For its part, Greenerwave added:
“We are honored to contribute to this contract with cutting-edge French technology, and proud to actively support the strategic and operational autonomy of our Armed Forces,” said the company CEO and co-founder, Geoffroy Lerosey.
Greenerwave’s technology is based on Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) to dynamically direct signal carrier waves in real time.
The company claims it is more efficient and less energy-intensive than conventional solutions. Basically, shifting the complexity embedded in hardware to software.
It is applying its approach in both the fields of connectivity (satcom and telecomms) and detection (radar and RFID). For example, its products include a low-power, multi-orbit LEO/GEO terminal.
