At IDEX 2013 (Abu Dhabi, 17-21 February 2013), RUAG Defence, the specialist in tactical communication solutions for army units and security forces, demonstrated for the first time its new Tactical Telephony functionality on its Tactical openAccess platform, providing a new meaning to user security in the battlefield.

Effectiveness is the foundation of all mission critical communication, especially in the combat arena where flexible and reliable tactical communication infrastructures are a must. RUAG tactical communication is highly focused on supporting network enabled operations for defence and security organizations and committed to help advance the way these operations communicate. Based on the Tactical openAccess platform our network equipment such as the

Tactical openAccess Node, Tactical LAN Switch and Tactical Power Supply Unit allow military and homeland security organizations to be securely connected, mobile and more effective.

The RUAG All-IP access nodes are designed for the for Wide Area, Local Area, and Mobile deployments, which includes Radio Access Points along with Interoperability with external public, strategic and legacy networks.

RUAG’s product portfolio is built on proven and state of the art technology which has been field tested by several defence forces in military environments and by peace keeping forces in multi-national operations.

RUAG’s strong position in its home market (Switzerland) and its long experience in tactical communications have enabled it to develop products and systems for the international market, which it supplies and supports via its partners worldwide.

In Switzerland, RUAG acts as system integrators providing complete solutions and services for communication infrastructures. Due to this role, RUAG has a long experience in co-operation and partnerships to provide integrated solutions in fields like radio, software application integration, etc.

Today these solutions form the backbone of tactical communication infrastructures that deliver the highest standards of performance and reliability demanded by national and international military, peace-keeping and crisis management operations.

RUAG Defence also demonstrated its recently expanded Simulation & Training product platform at IDEX 2013.