R&D projects
The Company finances a significant part of the research and development work and investments from its own funds, obtained from the sale of manufactured equipment and the implementation of infrastructure projects. However, some projects would not be possible to carry out without the support of the Polish State and the European Union. Therefore, since 2017, GISS has been participating in research and development projects submitted to competitions at the National Center for Research and Development (NCBR) or the European Defense Fund (EDF). The topics of the work carried out are part of the scope of the Company's own activities: protection of critical infrastructure and reliable satellite communications. As part of this type of projects, work was carried out on a new version of the FlyAway class mobile terminal with a reduced number of modules and weight, and a new type of backpack class terminal was developed, intended for customers requiring high operational reliability but with a limited budget. These are products of great strategic importance in the context of national defense and focus largely on the development of real devices that meet military standards, tested in certified laboratories, which the Company most often implements based on its own team of engineers and specialists.
PERUN
Scientific research program for state defense and security entitled "New technologies in the area of state security and defense" codenamed PERUN.
Project: "Multi-orbital satellite terminal enabling communication from anywhere on Earth using telecommunications satellites in LEO, MEO, and GEO orbits, interchangeably in the Ku and Ka bands."
The project involves research and development work aimed at developing an innovative Manpack-class VSAT terminal, capable of operating with telecommunications satellites in various orbits: low, medium, and geostationary. It features a reduced component count and enables quick installation and intuitive operation thanks to an integrated terminal controller.
As a result of the project, a prototype multi-orbital satellite terminal (IX PGT) will be created, dedicated to target groups such as the Ministry of National Defense, Special Forces, Border Guard, Fire Department, Police, Polish Humanitarian Organization, the mining industry, the energy sector, and media: television and radio.
Project Value: 27 125 042 zł
Contribution from national funds: 24 877 727 zł
Implementation period in years: 2025-2029
Project co-financed by the National Centre for Research and Development under the scientific research program for national defense and security entitled "New technologies in the area of national security and defense" codenamed PERUN.
European Protected Waveform
The European Protected Waveform is built around four corner stones: efficient, secure, affordable and interoperable satellite communications and will be accessible to small, mid-sized and large European nations seeking to embrace today’s and future challenges related to increased throughput demand over satellite, dispersed operations, mobility and new security threats.
In this EPW proposal the consortium will focus on the Study and Design phases in the development process for a multi-layered security and resiliency solution that consists of an EU protected waveform standard, software defined baseband equipment and adjacent security technologies. Under the umbrella of the adjacent security technologies are EPW considerations for on-board processing satellites as well as study and design work on next-gen satellite terminals for on-the-move applications (e.g. UAVs), small satellites and upcoming technologies such as 5G, Hybrid networks, etc.). The main objective is to present the military end-user with an innovative end-to-end secure solution for seamless satellite communications at maximum information assurance.
Project number: 101103510
Project Name, Acronym: EDF-2021-EPW
Project Call: EDF-2021-SPACE-D-2
Project Estimated Costs: € 29,909,119.15
Contribution of European Funds: € 25,000,000.00
Project timeline: 12.2022 – 04.2026
Granting Authority: European Commission-EU
Project financed by the European Union.
