Rohde & Schwarz Communications & Intelligence Suites for Brazilian Navy’s Tamandaré Frigates

Rohde & Schwarz said it will provide communications and intelligence suite for the Brazilian Navy’s Tamandaré-class frigates.

A contract pertaining to the same was signed between Rohde & Schwarz and Águas Azuis consortium composed of Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and Embraer Defense & Security.

The contract covers development, design, production, integration and acceptance of the external and internal communication suite and provision of communication electronic support measures (C-ESM).

Águas Azuis Consortium will build four surface combatants based on the MEKO A100 design for the Brazilian Navy under the Tamandaré Frigates Class program. All vessels will be built in Brazil with delivery scheduled between 2024 and 2029.

Rohde & Schwarz will provide the external communications architecture, the modern and fully IP-based integrated communications system (NAVICS) of the frigates, and cutting-edge antenna systems.

In addition to external communications, NAVICS provides onboard communications and ensures a multilevel security architecture that allows secure, trusted and tamper-proof communications, i.e. third parties will not be able to interfere with information exchange. The company’s naval C-ESM passive sensor and antenna solutions enable the frigate to exploit the electromagnetic spectrum and adversary communications in order to counter conventional and asymmetric threats against their coastlines, national borders and logistics channels.