Alcatel 732: a new generation of very light and tactical satellite terminal for voice, data and multichannel trunk communications

Major progress has been made for military communications by satellite, especially due to the multiplication of allied interventions on foreign territories (Somalia, Bosnia, etc.). The purpose of this article is to show how transmission of different services (voice, data, etc.) or trunks may now be made using very light military ground stations (easy to transport in a light vehicle) which are fully tactical (disembarkable, sealed, resistant to environmental constraints of a battlefield, etc.). In fact, the various designs incorporated a demountable antenna (sectionalized reflector), modularity using different ergonomic tactical cabinets, and frequency band interchangeability, etc.) making it possible to combine high tacticity, COMSEC, TRANSEC and a low transponder occupancy