Thales Alenia Space has contributed to the Sicral 2 and Athena-Fidus defense telecommunications programs.
Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio have delivered SICRAL 1 (no longer operational), SICRAL 1B, and SICRAL 2 satellites to the Italian Ministry of Defense.
The SICRAL 3 system will ensure continuity with SHF and UHF-band telecom services provided by SICRAL 1A, SICRAL 1B, and SICRAL 2 while adding a Ka-band payload.
The SICRAL 3 system will ensure continuity with SHF and UHF-band telecom services provided by the SICRAL 1A, 1B and SICRAL 2 satellites while adding a Ka-band payload.