Indra is Awarded Botswana's Air Defence Control System
(Source: Indra; dated Jan. 2, 2005)
Botswana's Government, through the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) has awarded Indra, in an international tendering, with the development and implementation of a full air defence command and control system for an amount of 7.1 million euros. The contract, with an execution period of two years, means the entrance of the Spanish company in this country and in sub-Saharan Africa's defence market
The system commissioned to Indra will provide the BDF's air defence unit with the technical and operating means for the country to exert its sovereignty in the whole air space. The project foresees the development and implementation of an operational control centre, composed of a total of nine air traffic tracking and control posts to process and concentrate the information, regarding the country's air space, from air surveillance radars, radio communication links with the airships, and air traffic management civil systems. The gathering of information as well as its integrated presentation for the Botswana Defence Force will be a key element for the country's surveillance and will permit to respond nimbly to any incident.
The Spanish company's offer, based on its own technology, has been chosen in competition with the world's main defence technologies multinational companies in an international tendering with a total of 6 proposals.
The Government of Botswana has valued Indra's technological solution due to its capacity to give a full answer adapted to its needs and requests. The Spanish company has a modular design system both for functions and equipment, based in commercial elements to process information in real time (Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS)). The system is versatile to be able to adapt to each client's needs at any moment, and simplify maintenance tasks.
This contract is Indra's first in the sub-Saharan Africa's defence area and it is included within the Spanish company's strategy to strengthen its international influence in the market niches for which it has its own technology: command and control, security systems, electronic intelligence, avionics, multi-sensor systems (radars and electro-optics) and all-round logistic support.
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