SYSGO supports Airbus defence and space SAETA II programme
SYSGO has announced its intention to support the Airbus Defence and Space-led SAETA II programme, Spain’s next-generation combat training system for the Spanish Air and Space Force.
The programme is designed to strengthen Spain’s aerospace and defence capabilities through collaboration between national technology companies. SYSGO’s contribution centres on its PikeOS real-time operating system and hypervisor, alongside its ELinOS embedded Linux platform, both developed for safety- and security-critical applications.
The technologies are designed to support aerospace systems requiring high levels of reliability, security and certification compliance. Key features include mixed-criticality partitioning, ARINC 653 support, certification readiness up to DAL A and SAL 3 levels, and architectures suited to Size, Weight and Power (SWaP) constrained environments.
PikeOS enables multiple applications with different safety requirements to run on shared hardware while remaining isolated from one another. This can help reduce system complexity and hardware requirements in modern avionics platforms.
Potential applications within the SAETA II ecosystem include mission computers, cockpit display systems, Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) equipment, airborne data links, communication systems, remote interface units and mission recorders. The platform also supports deterministic processing and secure partitioning, important requirements for military and aerospace environments.
As aircraft systems increasingly move towards software-defined architectures, technologies such as PikeOS provide a foundation for integrating safety-critical, security-sensitive and general-purpose functions on common computing platforms.
SAETA II is being developed by Airbus Defence and Space as a scalable combat training system for the Spanish Air and Space Force, while also supporting the growth of Spain’s aerospace and defence industry.
