The alliance between Indra and Thales envisions the development of new high-tech products in Spain based on Thales' SYNAPS radio family and a next-generation SDR system developed jointly with Indra.
This development will take place under the umbrella of bilateral cooperation between the French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) and the Spanish Directorate General of Armament and Material (DGAM) and will begin in early 2022.

The industrial plan associated with this new development includes its commercialization in the export market and is designed to ensure Spain's sovereignty and autonomy, as well as to boost the specialization of national companies in higher value-added activities and their international competitiveness.
This new development consolidates the cooperation agreement between the two companies, strengthening the portfolio of solutions and the industrial footprint of Indra and Thales in the defense sector in Spain.
Thales and Indra have already begun the certification process with the national security agencies (CCN in Spain and ANSSI in France) to approve the solution's security level.
Thales' SYNAPS products are broadband, software-defined tactical radios capable of integrating battlefield digitization and C4I (Command, Control, Communications, Computing, and Intelligence) systems, providing military commanders with superior information while accelerating the pace of operations. They enable real-time horizontal communications between all involved units thanks to improved waveforms and European ESSOR interoperability.
The SYNAPS solutions portfolio is being deployed in France as part of the CONTACT strategic program to equip most of the French Armed Forces' platforms and has been proposed to the Spanish Ministry of Defense for the National Tactical Radios capability renewal programs.