BELGIAN AIR
COMPONENT
OPERATES
R&S®M4ACS
The R&S®M4ACS air domain communications
system meets demanding security
requirements for Belgian MoD command
center.
AT A GLANCE
▶ In December 2020, after several weeks of intense
testing with the Belgian Armed Forces, R&S®M4ACS
passed its site acceptance test
▶ In September 2023, the Belgian Air Component
announced that it would operate R&S®M4ACS
▶ The R&S®M4ACS secure air domain communications The customer Customer requirements
system for military air traffic control automatically The Belgian Air Component is tasked with defending The Belgian Ministry of Defense (MoD) was looking for
separates A/G and G/G communications traffic in a Belgian airspace, supporting ground troops, providing a voice communications system (VCS) with red/black
multilevel security environment humanitarian aid and participating in peacekeeping oper- separation that met the demanding security requirements
ations. Secondary roles include search and rescue (SAR), for the Belgian Air Component air surveillance and defense
medical evacuation and VIP transport. command center.
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Rohde & Schwarz solution
R&S®M4ACS The R&S®M4ACS air domain communications system is a
fully IP based voice communications s ystem and a future-
► All communications networks on a proof communications solution for fixed and deployable
single screen military command centers and air bases. The system offers
► Certified secure domain separation certified separation of classified and unclassified com-
► Full IP network technology munications via a trusted audio switch that automatically
► Field-proven assigns the correct security level for incoming and out
► One-stop-shop for secure communications going calls, simplifying work for air traffic controllers.
The Belgian MoD now operates one fully redundant
system with over 43 controller working positions at the
Belgium Air Component air surveillance and defense
command center.
Key R&S®M4ACS features
R&S®M4ACS clearly separates red/secure from black/ The R&S®M4ACS air domain communications system takes full advantage of
non-secure domains. Operators can simultaneously access innovative IP resilience and strong security.
two security domains with the same audio accessories and
clear audio routing principles. The two security domains
are separated by a TEMPEST Level A, Common Criteria endpoints and become addressable endpoints themselves.
BSI-certified R&S®Trusted Audio Switch. Each security The system scales with the number of elements from small
domain has independent core equipment to access spe- installations to nationwide deployments.
cific legacy and IP interfaces with distinct demarcation
equipment. The versatile R&S®M4ACS solution can accom- The Belgian MoD system has a single human-machine
modate various installation scenarios including fixed, interface. The architecture has redundant secure and
deployable and mobile systems. trusted configurations for both classified and unclassified
domains and each domain is equipped with the neces-
R&S®M4ACS has maximum flexibility and optimal resource sary number of radios and telephone interfaces. The two
utilization. Any operator at any center can connect to domains are strictly separated and connected to each con-
any radio anywhere at any time. System expansion is troller working position with a trusted audio switch, ensur-
easy: when added to the system, new CWPs, radios and ing the appropriate security level for each domain all the
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gateways will learn about all available communications way to the controller headset.
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Belgian Air Component operates R&S®M4ACS
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