system for the helicopter AS350 in external load operation. BIGS The Brandenburg Institute for Society and Security -in German Brandenburgische Institut für Gesellschaft und Sicherheit (BIGS)- is a cooperative venture founded in 2010 between IABG, the University of Potsdam, Airbus Defence and Space (old EADS), and Rolls-Royce. It is part with IABG, Fraunhofer FOKUS in Berlin and Bundeswehr University Munich of the fit4sec, a center for security and technology which is supported by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research European Test Services European Test Services (ETS) is a subsidiary of IABG founded in 2000, which operates the Test Centre of at the European Space Research and Technology Centre of the European Space Agency. It is located in Noordwijk, The Netherlands. Vites Vites was founded by IABG in 2014. They work in the area of Radio technology applied to emergency operations, providing a mobile ad hoc network HiMoNN (Highly Mobile Network Node) for emergency services in areas without a functioning communication infrastructure. One of the HiMoNN users are the firefighters of the German federal state of Bremen In the same sector they provide a trailer vehicle called Vikomobil for supplying communications in crisis or massive events. They collaborated with the Swiss automobile manufacturer Rinspeed in the concept cars Ʃtos and Oasis, developing a Satcom On The Move solution integrated in the roof of the car, using flat antenna panels with KARsys technology that doesn't need rotary mechanisms. References External links Official Website Companies based in Bavaria Munich (district) Product-testing organizations Technology companies established in 1961 1961 establishments in West Germany