INDRA UNVEILS INNOVATIVE NATO STANDARDS FOR ENHANCED MILITARY VESSEL SECURITY GLOBALLY
Indra has established itself as one of the select enterprises globally poised to introduce the latest NATO benchmarks for safeguarding military vessels in the international arena, necessitating the integration of enhanced encryption mechanisms in identification systems for friend or foe (IFF).
The firm has joined forces with Navantia to execute these innovations on an initial ship aimed at the export sector and is advancing with their deployment across the complete fleet of the Spanish Navy.
The IFF serves as a critical component that, alongside Indra’s electronic defense systems, radars, and communication arrays, constitutes the foundation upon which the combat systems of naval vessels rely, thereby playing a pivotal role in mission success.
Specifically, the function of the IFF involves interrogating units within the operational theater, which provide an encrypted reply to ascertain if they are allies or potential adversaries.
This is accomplished through a sophisticated encryption system that is incessantly adapting to emerging threats, which are becoming progressively intricate, to thwart any attempts by adversaries to tamper with the signal.
In this context, the most recent modification introduced by NATO into the IFFs is known as STANAG standard edition 3 for mode 5, recognized as the most sophisticated interrogation mode currently available.
Integrating these enhancements is compulsory for allied nations and numerous other navies that are familiar with joint operations alongside NATO countries. This aspect is indeed a prerequisite for participation in multinational missions. Indra is among the limited few companies outside the U.S. that possesses this technology and is already executing it on vessels for various nations.
The corporation is progressing toward its certification by the AIMS office of the U.S. Department of Defense, the institution tasked with verifying that these systems fulfill the necessary criteria.
Indra’s IFF framework encompasses other vital design enhancements, aimed at allowing its clients to adjust to future modifications of the standards simply by reconfiguring the software, which will notably cut costs and elevate the operational efficiency of their fleets. This system is also considerably more durable, simplifying maintenance and boosting fleet readiness.
For over three decades, Indra has been innovating and deploying state-of-the-art systems for the world’s most advanced naval vessels and submarines for the Spanish Navy, as well as those of nations like Germany, Norway, Italy, India, South Korea, and Mexico, among others. It has collaborated with some of the globe’s premier shipbuilding firms, including Navantia, Italy’s Fincantieri, Germany’s Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tkMS), Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), and Holland’s Damen. Its IFF systems are not solely utilized on naval crafts, but also extend to air and land platforms of military forces worldwide.
