• Royal Marines of Bravo Company 40 Commando conducting advance to contact live firing serial whilst on exercise in Cyprus. (UK MoD)
    Royal Marines of Bravo Company 40 Commando conducting advance to contact live firing serial whilst on exercise in Cyprus. (UK MoD)
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Airbus, Fujitsu and Thales UK have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to work collaboratively on the upcoming Systems Integrator (SI) opportunity for the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), Land Environment Tactical Communications and Information Systems programme – known as LE TacCIS.

Following the signature of the MOU, the partners have formed Team ICELUS, led by Airbus. ICELUS will offer 'pioneering change' through a coherent systems integration approach to 'ultimately deliver operational effectiveness and information advantage to the end user', whilst sustaining a UK centric, defence industrial base.

ICELUS will focus on the upcoming LE TacCIS System Integrator (SI) opportunity to lead on the design and integration of the products and services for applications, infrastructures and networks. The LE TacCIS System Integrator is expected to be contracted by 2023/2024.

The LE TacCIS programme consists of multiple sub-programs and projects with the aim to deliver the next generation of tactical military communications in the land environment, providing the means to make informed and timely decisions.

LE TacCIS is designed to be resilient, working securely in a congested and contested cyber battlespace. It will degrade gracefully and recover when attacked, continuing to provide essential Command and Control (C2) services and capabilities. It will integrate with other systems to allow the quick and easy sharing of information between platforms and weapon systems, delivering full-spectrum, multi-domain effects.

In contrast to the current system’s single source prime supplier model, elements of the LE TacCIS program will be competed from industry.

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