Blackavel Systems · Malta · Brno · Bremen

Critical infrastructure. Closer to the mission.

Deployable computing, resilient communications and intelligence infrastructure for defence and emergency operations. Built to keep working when connectivity gets thin and the nearest data centre is a thousand kilometres away.

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FIG. 1 FIELD and LINK, deployed

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     /    | LINK RELAY-07          1U  | /        / |
    /     | SAT [##] LOS [##] LTE [--] |/        /  |
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 | FIELD  FLD-04 TRANSIT CASE           REV 4 |     |
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 | [#] NODE-1  |||||||||...  CPU 61%  OK      |     |
 | [#] NODE-2  |||||||.....  CPU 48%  OK      |     |
 | [#] NODE-3  ||||||||||..  CPU 72%  OK      |     |
 | [#] NODE-4  |||||.......  CPU 33%  OK      |     +
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 | STORAGE  184 TB  AES-256      24.1 V DC    |   /
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 | SIGHT 2.4 LOCAL       REACHBACK NONE       | /
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01LINK 3 bearers, failover under 250 ms
02FIELD 4 nodes, 184 TB encrypted at rest
03SIGHT runs on FIELD, no reachback needed
-->STATUS Operating without reachback
-->CARRIER 7.392 MHz · bearing 214° · not in frequency register

Operations rarely happen next to a data centre. Most infrastructure assumes they do.

Centralised systems Capability, until the link drops


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 | SITE   | +   VPN              |       | +
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                 1,000 KM
 --> STATUS NO SERVICE

One path to the data centre for every application
Operations stop when satellite drops or bandwidth runs out
Sync conflicts when teams reconnect after hours apart
Heavy traffic that tactical bearers cannot carry

Blackavel Capability where the team is


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  /          /|                  +-------+ |
 +----------+ |                  | DC    | |
 | FIELD    | +   LINK           |       | +
 | LOCAL    |/  -------x-------- |       |/
 +----------+                    +-------+
                 1,000 KM
 --> STATUS OPERATING LOCALLY

Local processing on FIELD, with no reachback required
Automatic failover across satellite, radio and cellular with LINK
One shared picture in SIGHT that resynchronises on reconnect
Documented interfaces to the equipment you already run

Systems

Three product families. Each with a numbered brief, a documented configuration and a published lifecycle.

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 | FIELD               R4   |   |
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 | [#] ||||||||.....   OK   |   +
 | [#] ||||||.......   OK   |  /
 | [#] ||||||||||...   OK   | /
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BLACKAVELFIELD

Active

Deployable compute and storage. For temporary headquarters, vehicles, vessels, and forward operating locations. Processes information locally when remote services are unavailable.

Formats: Transit case · 19″ rack · vehicle kit
Capacity: 4 nodes · 184 TB encrypted
Operating: −20 to +55 °C · 18–32 V DC

FLD-PB-01 · REV 4.2FLD

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 | LINK RELAY-07            | /
 | SAT ##  LOS ##  LTE --   |/
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BLACKAVELLINK

Active

Connected across changing links. Network-management infrastructure that keeps operational services connected across changing communications links and limited bandwidth.

Bearers: SATCOM · LOS · HF · LTE/5G · fibre
Failover: Policy-based, up to 8 links
Floor: Prioritised down to 9.6 kbit/s

LNK-PB-01 · REV 3.1LNK


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BLACKAVELSIGHT

Active

One shared operational picture. An information platform that brings sensor feeds, incident reports, mapping, and asset status into a shared operational picture.

Standards: OGC · Cursor-on-Target · NVG
Offline: Full local operation, syncs on reconnect
Hosting: FIELD or approved hardware

SGT-PB-01 · REV 2.4SGT

Connected across changing links. When a bearer drops, LINK moves services to the next one and tells you what it did.

FIG. 2 LINK management console

RELAY-07

NETWORK Bearers Routes Policies Services SYSTEM Events Firmware Access

Bearers

Policy P-2 · auto

NAME	TYPE	THROUGHPUT	LATENCY	STATE	SINCE
satcom-1	SATCOM Ku	256 kbit/s	612 ms	Up	3d
los-1	LOS radio	2.1 Mbit/s	41 ms	Up	6h
hf-1	HF data	9.6 kbit/s	1.2 s	Standby	12d
lte-1	LTE	—	—	No coverage	2d

06:58:12Z sight-sync pinned to satcom-1 by policy P-2

06:41:07Z lte-1 lost coverage, marked unavailable

Services

Built for the systems you already operate. Equipment generations overlap. Networks differ between organisations. Replacement schedules rarely align.

01Integration with existing equipmentDefined interfaces to the radios, sensors, vehicles and command systems already in service.
02Migration from legacy systemsStaged moves off ageing hardware, with parallel running and a rollback plan for each step.
03Deployment supportEngineers on site for installation, acceptance testing and the first weeks of operation.
04Operator trainingCourses for operators and maintainers, matched to the configuration that was delivered.
05Long-term maintenanceSpares, repair, obsolescence management and updates for the full service life.

A shared picture when conditions change. Supplied to the organisations that have to keep operating.

Armed forces

Deployed headquarters, vehicles and forward operating locations.

Maritime operators

Patrol, survey and coordination vessels.

Civil protection

Command posts, response vehicles and maritime coordination teams.

Defence contractors

Subsystems, integration and sustainment inside larger programmes.

Company

Independent since 2013. Before that, sixteen years inside Kaltenwerk Defence Group as the engineers called when the equipment stopped talking.

OriginKaltenwerk, 1997

Independent2013

Transferred238 staff

SitesMalta · Brno · Bremen

Support

Supported for the full service life. Including the equipment we inherited.

Lifecycle status
System	Origin	Lifecycle	Support until	Telemetry
Blackavel FIELD Rev. 4	Blackavel	Active	Current	Nominal
Blackavel LINK Rev. 3	Blackavel	Active	Current	Nominal
Blackavel SIGHT Rev. 2	Blackavel	Active	Current	Nominal
Blackavel FIELD Rev. 2	Blackavel	Sustained	Dec 2028	Nominal
KDG-CVD-7 command-vehicle data system	Kaltenwerk, 2006	Retired by OEM · contracted	Dec 2032	Nominal
KDG-CSN-2 coastal surveillance network	Kaltenwerk, 2004	Sites decommissioned (listed)	Contract active

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