Satcom seminar, Betzdorf, 25 November 2015Gérard Lapierre, EDA Satcom Programme Manager

Gerard.lapierre@eda.europa.eu

Best practices, lessons learned, challenges and opportunities for satellite communication for defence purposes

EDA activities and introduction of the panel

mailto:Gerard.lapierre@eda.europa.eu

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Introduction of the Panel

• Panel introduction and EDA Satcom activities• Col (Arm) Gérard Lapierre

• Satcom in operation EU NAVFOR MED• Capt (N) Pier Paolo ELIA

• National experiences in Satcom• Col (ret.) Krystof CYBULSKI

• Spanish approach to ensure present and future satellite

communications for defence purposes• Lcol Roberto Pelaez

• Communication satellites for European Defence and

Security: French perspectives• Col (Arm) Pierre-Emmanuel Schoumacher

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EDA SATCOM scope of cooperation

Cooperation opportunities

+ COMSATCOM (commercial)

- EPM (EU Satcom Market)

+ GOVSATCOM (mil functions & ensures access)

- User driven programmatic approach

- Potential for a civ/mil dual use system, innovation as required

- New paradigm

+MILSATCOM (hardened)

-Excluded (national sovereignty)

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1st cooperation effort : COMSATCOM

EU SatCom Market Providing SATCOM services to Members through the EDA

• Benefits:

- ’Pay-per-Use’

- Discounts through pooling effect

- VAT exemption

- Quick and Flexible

- Takes burden from Member’s shoulders,

Members order – EDA does the rest

• Open to:

- EDA’s participating Member States

- EU entities, and

- Third Parties

• +30 orders so far, more planned!

• Framework Contracts (FWC):

1. New FWC for current services Dec/Jan

2. New FWC for Contract integrators

Communication Turnkey end-to-end

Services for Operations

Contributing

Members

Service

Provider

Contracting

Authority

JOINT PROCUREMENT ARRANGEMENT

FRAMEWORK CONTRACT

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2nd cooperation effort: GOVSATCOM

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A user driven programmatic approach

TIERsTIER1:

MILSATCOM

TIER2: GOVSATCOM

TIER3: COMSATCOM

IERs

IER1

IER2

IER3

Not addressed in the

GOVSATCOM

context

IER3

IER1

IER2

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Govsatcom: an enlarged cooperation scheme for a dual use capability

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Conclusion

• GOVSATCOM

- More than an idea: Feasibility stage

- But, not yet a space programme

- Long term structuring process

• GOVSATCOM paradigm:

- User driven approach;

- Civil-military from the onset;

- Mixing national, intergovernmental and community models;

- Incremental approach

• Pooling of assets available as from now

• Development of future governmental capabilities through

a future innovative scheme to be defined