SYSGO ofrece sus tecnologías de software crítico para reforzar el programa SAETA II de Airbus Defence and Space

SYSGO, European supplier specialized in safety-critical and cybersecurity embedded software, has formally expressed its willingness to collaborate in the SAETA II program, led by Airbus Defence and Space. The company believes that its PikeOS and ELinOS platforms can provide key capabilities for the development of next-generation mission and training aeronautical systems intended for the Air and Space Force.

The SAETA II program is shaping up as one of the most relevant initiatives for the Spanish aerospace and defense industry in the coming years. Conceived as a next-generation combat training system, The project seeks to develop advanced sovereign capabilities through collaboration between national and international technological and industrial companies. In this context, SYSGO has announced its intention to contribute to the program's technological ecosystem through its critical software solutions for aeronautical applications, defense and mission systems.

The company's proposal is structured around two main technologies: PikeOS, its real-time operating system and certified hypervisor, y ELinOS, its embedded Linux platform. Both solutions are designed for environments where functional safety, cybersecurity and certification are essential requirements.

One of SYSGO's main arguments is the European and sovereign nature of its technologies, an increasingly relevant issue in strategic defense programs. Según la compañía, their platforms offer capabilities aligned with the most demanding aeronautical certification requirements, including DAL A and SAL levels 3, in addition to compatibility with standards such as ARINC 653 and mixed-criticality partitioning architectures based on a separation kernel.

These capabilities allow running applications with different levels of criticality on the same hardware platform while maintaining strict isolation between functions, a key feature in modern aeronautical systems.

Applications in avionics, mission and communications

SYSGO identifies multiple areas within the SAETA II ecosystem where PikeOS could play a relevant role. Entre ellas destacan los sistemas de visualización de vuelo y estaciones terrestres, donde la plataforma permite ejecutar de forma independiente funciones críticas como la presentación de datos de navegación, la monitorización de la aeronave y la fusión de sensores.

La compañía también destaca su idoneidad para sistemas de identificación amigo-enemigo (IFF), donde el aislamiento seguro entre aplicaciones resulta fundamental para proteger información clasificada y garantizar la integridad de las comunicaciones militares.

Otra de las aplicaciones potenciales son los ordenadores de misión, un ámbito en el que PikeOS facilita la consolidación de múltiples funciones en una única plataforma compartida. Procesamiento de sensores, navegación, Tactical planning and even AI-based applications can coexist under a secure and deterministic architecture.

The evolution of aeronautical platforms towards software-defined architectures is driving the adoption of solutions capable of reducing the number of onboard systems without compromising safety requirements.

In this sense, SYSGO emphasizes that PikeOS allows optimizing critical parameters such as size, weight and energy consumption (SWaP), an advantage especially relevant in military aircraft and advanced training systems.

The platform is also prepared for applications related to tactical data links, audio communication management, software-defined radios (SDR), remote interface units and mission recorders, all of them common components in modern aerospace architectures.

Jose Almeida, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at SYSGO, highlights that the SAETA II initiative represents an opportunity to strengthen both Spanish industrial capacity and European technological autonomy in the aerospace sector: “The evolution of aeronautical systems requires reliable software platforms, certifiable and prepared to face the safety and cybersecurity challenges of future generations of aircraft”.