Vizada has linked up with Eclipse to offer mobile satellite services to the European military community, the companies announced.
     The two partners have begun providing services to the French Navy, including activation of the SwiftBroadband service on a Dassault Falcon 50M maritime surveillance aircraft. As part of their deal, Eclipse and Vizada supply each aircraft with a package of aero mobile EMS Satcom satellite equipment, onboard solutions, airtime and support.
The deal is part of the French Navy’s Aeronavale Aviasat program and brings Inmarsat SwiftBroadband capabilities for voice, data and video to Dassault Falcon 50M and Dassault Atlantique 2 maritime surveillance aircrafts.