Anschütz has made SYNTACS a complete mission solution for command and control, seamlessly integrated into a package with integrated navigation and communications. The full advantage comes to the fore when combined with Anschütz’s Warship Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (WECDIS) and Naval Radars.
With this, customers gain new capabilities for tactical navigation, maritime domain awareness, critical infrastructure protection and coastal security with high efficiency, interoperability and flexibility.
SYNTACS is proven in over 75 installations across the Middle East
“As a trusted partner to leading shipyards like Abu Dhabi Shipbuilding and Al Fattan, Anschütz recommends our cutting-edge SYNTACS command and control solutions to empower the United Arab Emirates Navy and National Guard programmes such as Ghannatha and Baynunah”, said Arne Langer, Business Development and Sales Manager for the UAE.
Already trusted by over 75 vessels across the Middle East, SYNTACS delivers robust, user-friendly solutions for tactical operations, combat and navigation.
SYNTACS is a modular command and control system and integrated with Anschütz’s bridge navigation systems. It is packed with features that provide operators with maximum maritime domain awareness, tactical and navigational functions, full control of sensors and effectors, and communication with other platforms and shore stations.
SYNTACS integrates electro-optical systems and surveillance radars, tactical data links and other mission-specific sensors and systems. Tailor-made features include the definition of surveillance areas and alarm zones, tactical target management and classification, search and rescue, tactical manoeuvres such as intercept, mission data recording and helicopter guidance.
New capabilities for maritime domain awareness and security
“Understanding the indispensable mission requirements of our customers, we leverage the power of SYNTACS to craft versatile, integrated solutions tailored for tactical operations, combat scenarios and seamless navigation”, said Langer.
The SYNTACS Command & Control system provides operators aboard and ashore with a clear dashboard and a comprehensive common operating picture, compiled from onboard navigational and surveillance sensors. Tactical operation, mission planning and execution, and basic combat capability can be controlled through a common human-machine interface from a single, dedicated multifunctional workstation.
Current capabilities for patrol and interceptor vessels include:
- Solid-state radar for surveillance and navigation (type-approved)
- Defined alarm and guard zones with integrated intercept capability
- Seamlessly integrated electro-optical system for identification and monitoring
- Integration and engagement of self-contained weapon systems
- Data links to share tracks, targets and a common operating picture
- Modules for mission management, mission data collection or search and rescue
WECDIS and Naval Radars enhance tactical navigation capability
From the multifunctional workstations, the bridge crew can control and operate any navigational function. The consoles are scalable in function and can be freely configured via software, allowing users to effortlessly switch between classical navigation and tactical functions, or applications like SYNTACS. The navigational applications are all based on a modern and intuitive human-machine interface.
Anschütz offers a fully compliant, type-approved, German-made WECDIS that enhances mission effectiveness by improving the safety of navigation, situational awareness and tactical operations. In compliance with STANAG 4564, it offers modular features such as tactical overlays, waterspace management and anti-submarine warfare.
The Naval Radar NX is an effective radar application combining navigation with surveillance tasks within a single, intuitive user interface. Beyond high-performance collision avoidance, tailored software modules are available for area and zone management, intrusion detection and interception, or helicopter guidance. Naval radar is type-approved with various radar sensors, including Terma’s SCANTER radars.
All data is shared and integrated between the navigational applications and SYNTACS. At the heart of the entire system is Anschütz’s Bridge Integration Platform (BIP), which serves as the data distribution system and establishes a common, consistent reference system for the naval navigation and mission systems. The BIP monitors system functions and provides centralised management of data, targets and alarms for the integrated solution. It also facilitates the addition of sensors and effectors to perform mission-related tasks within the native SYNTACS application.
Interoperability among crewed-uncrewed teaming operations
“Anschütz’s naval navigation and mission system solutions are fully scalable and designed with advanced, modular features, including remote control capabilities, ensuring adaptability in diverse mission environments”, said Langer.
Current developments enable the remote control of patrol vessels from shore, enhancing the safety and effectiveness of coastal area and critical infrastructure surveillance. The common operational picture created by SYNTACS enables interoperability among crewed-uncrewed teaming operations.
Anschütz’s WECDIS, radar applications and autopilot systems facilitate the remote navigation of the vessel from dedicated shore stations, while SYNTACS supports mission planning, tools for tactical manoeuvres, and the control of sensors, actuators and effectors. In the shore stations, SYNTACS analyses data contacts and targets received from the vessels via integrated data links and then compiles a complete real-time situational picture.
System design with advantages for shipyards and end customers
Unlike conventional systems, which often include components, data links, sensors and actuators from different manufacturers, SYNTACS provides all these capabilities in one integrated package. SYNTACS, as well as the navigational applications for WECDIS and Naval Radar, is based on standardised, off-the-shelf marine computers. Their functionality is defined solely by software, allowing for adaptation to changing requirements at any time. All applications are IMO type-approved.
For shipyards, this approach leads to reduced risk, simplified installation, and, ultimately, a space-saving system design in the wheelhouse. For end customers, the use of standardised hardware makes servicing and spare parts logistics easier and more flexible, and lowers costs related to spare depots.
Anschütz systems are backed by exceptional local support in any region of the world and a commitment to know-how and service localisation, providing unmatched reliability and peace of mind for mission-critical operations. Customers can benefit from maximum uptime of our systems, backed by competent service support, full availability of spares, and upgrades to the latest features as technology advances.
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