The Bundeswehr will continue to provide support media for its soldiers abroad in the future. This includes internet connections to family and friends as well as your usual social environment. These are also secured in remote areas on land and sea. For the first time, media services such as Bundeswehr television (bwtv) and Radio Andernach as well as video-on-demand (VoD) and ePaper are also included in the Connect-D package. With “Connect-D”, the Bundeswehr provides its personnel with the above-mentioned extensive support media services during their foreign assignments, for an unlimited period of time and free of charge.
The Bundeswehr has awarded this contract to Airbus for the next two years - with an option to extend it for a further two years. The Airbus company has been responsible for the Bundeswehr's support communications since 2011. The Connect-D service is currently available in 15 locations on three continents, such as Afghanistan, Mali and Lithuania. With the new contract, Airbus commits to ensuring that Connect-D is available with high-performance communications technology in current and future missions and exercises abroad.
Dorothee Frank
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