Defence Equipment & Support (OF&S) She concluded a contract on 65 millions of pounds from innovative British-made technology, which will help the military control space threats.
Borealis control and data processing system to help UK military and space agency better monitor and protect satellites with new software, which effectively uses available sources of space monitoring.
The deal is worth it 65 millions of pounds, with CGI UK, well-known in the field of IT systems integration, will allow to provide 100 skilled jobs in Leatherhead, Reading and Bristol, збільшуючи космічні спроможності Великобританії та виконуючи урядовий план змін.
Згідно з п’ятирічним контрактом, систему Borealis розроблять для Національного центру космічних операцій, which manages Britain's space surveillance and defense capabilities. This will be a unique system of national production, which will support military operations around the world. Вона працюватиме разом з іншими програмами, такими як ISTARI (UK Space Command's program to launch satellites into orbit and provide intelligence and surveillance capabilities), to improve UK space awareness, the ability to exercise freedom of action in space and ensure space operations.
The system will provide an understanding of the space environment, including space weather, in particular space debris and active satellites.
CGI is a leading provider of IT services to international defense customers, in particular Great Britain, Australia, Canada and the USA. CGI will work together with a network of partner organizations, selected according to their experience, to implement the program.