Indra Group is a global technology and consulting company, and a major player in the space industry. It focuses on the design and manufacture of LEO/MEO satellites and ground stations, and provides satellite communication services for both civil and military applications through its Indra Espacio subsidiary and its controlling interest in Hispasat and Hisdesat. The company collaborates with organizations like the European Space Agency (ESA) and participates in programs like Galileo and Copernicus, aiming to be a leader in the European space sector.
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Startical, a Spanish company formed by Enaire and Indra, has successfully transmitted data between an aircraft and the air traffic control system using real-time VHF communications from space for the first time in the world.
Startical and Indra will use a satellite produced by Kongsberg NanoAvionics to test the systems of Startical’s future constellation of more than 270 smallsats that are set to provide air traffic services from space.
Sateliot has industrial partners Indra and Cellnex, which hold 10.5% and 3.5% ownership stakes in the company, respectively.
Sateliot has raised 11,000,000 EUR in debt and 17,000,000 EUR in equity from companies including Cellnex and Indra.
Indra is looking to sell 800,000,000 EUR worth of technology assets to help fund a potential purchase of a stake in Hispasat.
Indra does not comment on speculation and is working on a strategic plan expected to be presented on 2023-03-06.
Indra is deploying the same communication system at NATO’s Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) in Uedem, Germany to support coordination of Alliance air policing missions north of the Alps.
The Spanish Ministry of Defence awarded Indra a project to modernize and upgrade the country’s ARS (command, surveillance, identification and control) centers.
Indra will continue to deploy new and more advanced Lanza 3D radars as part of Spain’s air and anti-missile defence architecture.
Indra and Centum Electronics signed a collaboration agreement to submit a joint proposal to the Indian Space Research Organization to manufacture a space object observation and tracking radar for India.
Indra developed a space surveillance radar that is operated by the Spanish Air and Space Force and integrated into the European Space Surveillance and Tracking System.
The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency awarded a contract to Indra to implement the satellite communication ground segment for the management of the Norwegian Armed Forces military operations.
Indra will implement X-band and Ka-band nodes that will act as a gateway between user terminals at various locations via the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite constellation.
The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency awarded a contract to Indra to implement the satellite communication ground segment for management of Norwegian Armed Forces military operations.
Indra will implement X-band and Ka-band nodes that will act as a gateway between user terminals and the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite constellation.
Indra and Enaire selected GomSpace A/S to develop advanced satellites for global air traffic management under the Startical consortium.
The GomSpace contract with Indra disclosed on 2021-05-10 is estimated to be worth EUR 14.5 million and concerns the Startical project.
The Startical project was announced by Indra and Enaire on 2021-05-18.
GomSpace A/S has been selected by Indra and Enaire’s Startical consortium to deliver a large-scale development and demonstration project for global air traffic management from space.