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HIGHLIGHTS 2011

3.1 Secure

communications

Within this field, HISDESAT has an innovative generation of

satellites which ensure greater flexibility and security for

satellite communications on the military X and Ka bands.
This system of governmental communications is based

on two operational satellites and a third currently under

development, which provide communications coverage to

two thirds of the Earth.

23 With the launch in 2006 of SpainSat, the The new technological advances built in-
second satellite in the Spanish governmen- to the SpainSat satellite guarantee inter-
tal communications programme (SpainSat ference-free communication and therefore
and Xtar-Eur), HISDESAT consolidated its provide more efficient and effective solu-
range of secure communications, at both tions in matters of foreign policy, security
national and international level. HISDESAT and defence, in peacekeeping and natural
has been providing secure satellite com- disaster aid missions.
munication services, for the last seven
years in a regular and uninterrupted man- During the 2011 financial year, the services
ner, to the Ministry associated with this programme continued
HISDESAT has of Defence, providing to be provided with normality via SpainSat,
which represented a tremendous boost in the
support amongst oth-
been providing ers to all of the Spanish field of communications of high strategic val-
Armed Forces interna- ue. Spain thereby possesses a high degree of
secure satellite tional missions. It has autonomy and response capability, in accor-
also extended said ser- dance with the current needs of our country.
communication vices to other govern-

mental organisations Due to the confidence generated by the
services to the (Ministry of Foreign quality of the service with the Ministry of
Affairs, Home Office, Defence, HISDESAT has extended its field
ministry of Defence CSIC), thereby becoming of operations at national level. In the year

for the last seven a leading operator in 2007 an agreement was signed between
the Ministries of Defence and Foreign Affairs
national security, de-
© DEIMOS IMAGING 2011 years programmes. nications destined for the State’s foreign
for the development of secure commu-
fence and intelligence