INFODAS GmbH, a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions, is proud to announce that it has been selected by Boeing to support the major modernisation of NATO’s Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS), a major component of the NATO air defence, currently in particular employed to protect the alliances airspace integrity at their Eastern borders. In the ongoing modernization of the AWACS program, infodas Cross Domain Solutions, and in particular its NATO SECRET approved Security Gateway Express (SGWX) will be used as a cornerstone of the system security architecture. As part of this contract, infodas will supply not only cross domain solutions, but also work closely for their integration in the complex system architecture. Once the system has been handed over to NATO, infodas then provides comprehensive lifecycle support.
“As a former German Air Force officer who served on SHAPE at the former AWACS headquarters, it is a great pleasure for me to have been selected by Boeing. I am proud that infodas can contribute to strengthening this critical NATO core capability with its NATO SECRET approved cross domain solutions. Our team is highly motivated and committed. We are doing everything we can to deliver our market-ready and state-of-the-art solutions to NAPMA in a more than timely manner. It goes without saying that we fully comply with the strict cyber & IT security requirements out of the box. This is an integral part of our product. With this contract, infodas once again establishes as a leading provider of cutting-edge technology for the Alliance,” said Thorsten Ecke, Managing Director at infodas.
The contract solidifies infodas’ position as trusted partner of the aerospace and defence industry. As part of this collaboration with Boeing, infodas will apply specific expertise and advanced technologies that meet NATO’s stringent requirements. The AWACS fleet will be equipped with new communications and networking capabilities, including upgrades to data link and voice communications capabilities and improved broadband network capabilities. The Cross Domain Solutions from infodas make a significant contribution to the secure exchange of information and data transfer between differently classified security domains in this complex communication network. With its extensive experience in the defence sector for almost 50 years, infodas is well-positioned to successfully fulfil the requirements of this significant contract. The company’s commitment to innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction ensures that it will provide exceptional support throughout the duration of the program.
INFODAS GmbH was founded in 1974 and is one of the leading software and consulting companies for cyber and information security in Germany. The mid-sized system house provides services to companies, public authorities and the military in the conception and implementation of comprehensive approaches to cyber and information security and the protection of IT infrastructures. In addition, the company develops high-security products for domain transitions (Cross Domain Solutions) and the protection of critical infrastructures. The infodas SDoT product family is approved for the classification SECRET as well as EU SECRET and NATO SECRET. The products are also certified according to Common Criteria and have other country-specific certificates. infodas has been certified by the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) as an IT security service provider in the areas of IS auditing, consulting and IS penetration tests UP-Bund. It also has IT security experts who are allowed to support KRITIS operators in accordance with Section 8a (1) of the BSI Act (BSIG) with their test procedure expertise in implementation, as well as BSI auditors who check KRITIS operators to determine whether they have achieved this goal and comply with the current legal requirements. In addition to the headquarters in Cologne, the company has further locations in Berlin, Bonn, Hamburg and Munich.?
