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Defence & Homeland Security are a major concern nowadays. The requirements for controlled functionality and access to data, scalable architectures and resilient operation make Critical Software a natural fit as a development partner for Defence and Security applications. Critical’s background in mission and business systems development can help you in defining engineering processes, designing your solution, supporting or undertaking the development and integration of Safety or Mission Critical Systems.
The company’s background in the space sector, and the experience acquired in international consortia with companies and organizations such as NASA, Eumetsat, ESA, Astrium, Thales, GMV, among many others, has paved the way for Critical to approach defence-related business. Nowadays, Critical Software is supporting integrators such BAE Systems with services ranging from System Architecture for supporting Availability Based Contracts, to development of Systems for Logistic Support. Critical covers the whole solution life-cycle, from planning and analysis, to design, development, integration and maintenance.
Critical has PT MoD, NATO and EU level "Secret" clearance, including the clearance of a large number of its personnel. Critical is also listed in NAMSA, Eurofinder, and other Defence related organizations.
A clear sign of CSW’s commitment to this area is the R&D projects where the company is involved, such as a collision avoidance system, to be integrated in future Unmanned Surface Vehicles, developed in partnership with EADS/Atlas or a surface vessels detection and classification system, using SAR imagery developed in cooperation with Terrasar Consortium.
Based on its Space Market background, Critical has also been providing specialist consultancy in the fields of software development for high integrity systems, having developed a solid track record of supporting software certification, e.g. by providing safety hazard analysis according to Defence Standards 00-55 and 00-56.
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