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GLC is a tablet satellite communication system "plug and play," enabling dialogue among all stakeholders in a helicopter mission: command centers, helicopters, and ground teams. It includes chat messaging, predefined messages, tactical situation awareness, and Blue Force Tracking. Designed for military operations and currently utilized by the French special forces, it is reliable, secure, fast, robust, portable, and autonomous. GLC facilitates real-time satellite communication among mission stakeholders without modification to the helicopter.
GLC is a tablet satellite communication system "plug and play," enabling dialogue among all stakeholders in a helicopter mission: command centers, helicopters, and ground teams. It includes chat messaging, predefined messages, tactical situation awareness, and Blue Force Tracking. Designed for military operations and currently utilized by the French special forces, it is reliable, secure, fast, robust, portable, and autonomous. GLC facilitates real-time satellite communication among mission stakeholders without modification to the helicopter.

Innovation character

GLC enables real-time satellite chat communication and tactical situation sharing without helicopter modification, at a very low cost (€1 / flight hour). Custom-built interfaces are tailored with users to adapt to mission needs. GLC is reliable, secure, portable, battery-powered, rapidly deployable, and user-friendly.

Potential for evolution

GLC is scalable and adapts to users' mission needs. It's an open system that can interface with existing information systems to share data exchanged between helicopters and operational centers. GLC connects with tracking beacons to retrieve ground personnel positions directly into helicopters.

Energetic transition

Improved mission efficiency, reduced flight time, fuel savings, increased mission success chances.

Recognized by

  • Armée de l’air et de l’espace

TRL9 - Real system demonstrated