Thales Defence Systems, the Thales system integrator in South Africa, is delivering an integrated tactical intelligence system for the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) referred to as Project Cytoon.
The system, designed to equip an intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) tactical unit, has been designed to address various requirements such as tactical intelligence, homeland security and boarder surveillance.
Thales provides various sensors (such as radar and optical sensors), a specifically developed software for multi-sensor exploitation, field deployable infrastructure and dedicated tactical communications.
Thales has teamed up with various local and international partners whose products have also been integrated. The resulting system has been designed to address the exclusive intelligence requirements of the SANDF, and in doing so established a unique state of the art intelligence gathering system.
Project Cytoon, a major reference of the Thales-wide Comm@nder Intel know-how, has been completed and is ready for commissioning into the SANDF. Operational field tests are being conducted at this moment prior to system delivery to SANDF.
It will be complemented soon with the delivery of a training subsystem to support the specific training needs of the South African Army, Intelligence Formation.
