The aim of the Kit Aero Large Band study (Wide Band Airborne Kit; KALB) is to develop a high throughput airborne SATCOM terminal compatible with a wide range of aircraft including A400, MRTT, and ATL2. Typically, a tanker equipped with KALB will be able to disseminate in quasi real time Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance information collected by fighters.

   

    Starting in 2014, the Athena-Fidus dual use Ka-band telecommunication satellite built by Thales Alenia Space will provide high data rate capabilities for deployed French forces. The broadcasting of tactical information between forces at all level has become a mandatory capability in recent conflicts, requesting ever increasing communications capacities.