Alliance established in 2009
companies in Europe.
Backed by
OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation) and six nations: Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain
We provide European software-defined radio technology that ensures
autonomy, security and technical sovereignty for armies across the continent
while providing NATO with advanced communication systems.
Waveforms
- Provide transmission capacity
- Determine frequencies, modulation, networking, data, protocols, data rate and COMSEC/TRANSEC
- Ensure full interoperability between different radio equipment and multiple armies
Objectives
- Development of the secure SCA as the basis to achieve interoperability between armed forces of European states.
- Development of the ESSOR High Data Rate Waveform (HDRWF) to become the reference standard in Europe and at NATO level.
- Development of other waveforms (narrowband, ground-air-ground) to become the reference standard in Europe and at NATO level.
Establish guidelines and processes to develop portable waveforms, as well as to validate interoperability of radio platforms and lay the foundations for secure interoperability between European and NATO armed forces.
Multilateral
communications
High interoperability incoalition operations
Enhanced connectivity trough high-performance and secure mobile IP networks (MANET)
Improved command and control effectiveness
Quick and secure
data exchange
High-performance COMSEC and TRANSEC
Scalable, tailored networks that self-organize and
self-repair
Capability to operate with or without satellite
positioning systems (GNSS)
High flexibility
Allowing the radio equipment to adapt to any scenario.
Waveforms and its parametres can be changed depending on data volume, distance, topography or radio spectrum status and occupancy.
Easy to configure
Fit for any SCA compliant platform.
Independence from hardware platform, easy to import to multivendor radios.
Easy to upgrade
Enabling seamless adoption of
future technologies.
High maintainability, making updates easy to implement.
2023
NATO Adopts ESSOR HRDWF as STANAG 5651
2022
Interoperability of extended ESSOR HDRWF demonstrated
2021
New Enhanced Capability projects funded trough EDIDP
2020
Germany adopts ESSOR waveform and joins programme
2020
ESSOR Architecture published
2018
Project to extend operational capabilities of ESSOR HDRWF
2016
Interoperability field test with the Finnish Defence Forces
2015
Functional validation and interoperability of EHDRWF completed
2014
ESSOR HDRWF passes first national capabilities review
2013
Implementation of ESSOR Architecture and demonstration of portability
2010
ESSOR Architecture specifications completed
2009
ESSOR programme is launched
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