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 Safran Data Systems: world leader 
in instrumentation, telemetry and communications 
for aeronautical and space applications  


Safran Data Systems, a Safran Electronics & Defense's subsidiary, is a world leader in equipment, solutions, and services in avionics, telemetry, flight test and demanding industrial  instrumentation, and space communication. Based in Europe and North America, Safran Data Systems employs more than 700 employees.

Safran Data Systems advanced technological systems and equipment are addressing the needs in three main applications:

  • Avionics, instrumentation and telemetry for Flight Test aircraft and Space Launcher and demanding industrial applications. 

Avionics, instrumentation and telemetry equipment and solutions are dedicated to airframe manufacturers, missile providers, launch vehicle manufacturers, avionics and systems integrators as well as governmental test ranges, as well as naval, automotive and railway industries. Safran Data Systems provides end-to-end solutions, from acquisition to processing able to meet flight test and telemetry, and high performance measurement customer's needs:

    • Avionics, instrumentation and on-board telemetry products and solutions : on-board data acquisition units, on-board computers,  switches, modular recorders, transmitters
    • Ground telemetry products and solutions: tracking antennas, multi-band RF receivers, RF recorders, analog, and digital signals recorders, decommutators
    • Fully capable software suite (set-up, operation, and processing)


  • Mission Data Management

Safran Data Systems is also offering a wide-range family of video & data recorders, servers, trusted computers, switches dedicated to:

    • Pilot training
    • Mission debriefing
    • C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance)


  • Communication for space

Connecting Space equipment and solutions are dedicated to space agencies, satellite manufacturers, satellite ground systems providers, launch vehicle manufacturers, and service operators.

Safran Data Systems provides equipment and solutions for satellite ground stations:

  • Antennas, modems and high-speed receivers
  • Command and Control (C2)
  • Ranging
  • Data payload reception
  • Quality of service management (QoS)
  • Space Situational Awareness (SSA)

Most recently, Safran Data Systems has developed new antenna solutions for satellite constellations.


For over 60 years, from acquisition to processing, transmission to reception, and recording, Safran Data Systems provides an optimal solution to the ever more demanding requirements of its customers around the world.


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