Synopsis Corporation Group

What Synopsis Corporation Group does

Synopsis Corporation Group is a privately held French designer and manufacturer of high-fidelity RF simulation systems, headquartered in Villebon-sur-Yvette in the Paris-Saclay technology cluster. The company builds real-time hardware and software platforms — the Threat Signal Simulator (TSS), Tactical Signal Simulator (TASS), Radar Target Simulator (RTS), and the integrated General Radar Simulator (GRS) — along with the proprietary AWAACS arbitrary-waveform synthesizer, the AWG18000A series built around the Keysight M8190A, a DIY line of microwave RF modules up to 20GHz, complete microwave sub-systems spanning DC to 100GHz, GNSS simulators (via subsidiary Syntony), and the PANAM phase-and-amplitude noise analyzer. Architecturally the platform relies on DSP, FPGA, DRFM, AWG, and DDS building blocks combined via COTS form factors (PCI, Compact PCI, VME, PCI Express, Open VPX) to deliver Hardware-in-the-Loop simulators operating in injection and Over-The-Air modes for radar, EW/ELINT, COMINT, and ECM/ECCM test and evaluation.

The company's revenue model combines one-time hardware/software system sales with recurring technical engineering, system integration, and maintenance services; pricing is quote-based with no public disclosures. GTM is enterprise field sales executed directly worldwide in major markets and supplemented by authorized resellers (Alcore Technologies for UAV/surveillance, TechComm for direction finding in France), with the AOC membership and partner-driven demand generation (Keysight, OKTAL-SE, Syntony, AVSimulation) as supporting channels. The customer base is overwhelmingly defense and government ministries — French DGA, U.S. Navy/AF, Naval Research Laboratory, UK MoD, NATO, Canadian DND, Chinese institutes — combined with major defense primes (Thales, Dassault Aviation, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon Missiles, MBDA, Airbus Defence and Space), plus an emerging automotive customer (AVSimulation) for ADAS radar validation. ISO 9001:2015 certification and a 50-year installed base underpin the supplier-qualification position, while the group structure — comprising Synopsis Corp., Synopsis 3s Corp., Synopsis Technologies, Synopsis Instruments, Syntony, and Omega Simulation Inc. — reflects three decades of acquisitions consolidating what began as Omega Technologies and the CAL/TELEMUS Defense Electronic Group.

Name

Synopsis Corporation Group

Legal name

SYNOPSIS CORPORATION GROUP

Website

https://synopsisgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Synopsis Corporation Group designs and manufactures high-fidelity RF and radar simulation systems — TSS, TASS, RTS, GRS, AWAACS, and associated microwave modules — used by defense ministries, defense primes, and telecom and automotive customers for real-time EW, radar, and COMINT test and evaluation worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

RF & Microwave Simulation Systems

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing (33641)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825)

akta.pro primary industry

Avionics Test, Simulation & Calibration Equipment (IMABAFAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Modeling, Simulation, Digital Twins & Mission Rehearsal Systems (IMABAOAL), Military Aerospace Ground Support Equipment (GSE) & Test Systems (IMABAMAL)

Keywords

• Electronic warfare simulators
• RF signal simulation
• Radar target simulators
• Microwave sub-systems
• Defense electronics

Headquarters

HQ city

Villebon-sur-yvette

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hardware and Software Systems: Sale of Electronic Warfare simulators, radar simulators, RF modules, and microwave sub-systems to defense, telecom, and automotive customers. Products include TSS, TASS, RTS, GRS, AWAACS, and DIY modules.
2. Technical Services: Technical engineering services (system design, software development), system integration, and maintenance services including warranty support, post-warranty extended maintenance, and technical consulting.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SYNOPSIS Corporation Group designs, manufactures, and supplies high-fidelity RF and microwave simulation products—including threat, tactical, and radar signal simulators, GNSS simulators, arbitrary waveform generators, and RF/microwave sub-systems—used for electronic warfare, radar, telecommunications, and automotive testing. The company complements this hardware portfolio with technical engineering, system integration, and maintenance services delivered across its French headquarters and subsidiaries in Germany, the UK, and the USA.

Product overview

Synopsis Corporation Group offers a modular platform-plus-products architecture centered on RF and radar simulation solutions. The core product line includes four interconnected simulators: the Threat Signal Simulator (TSS) for generating EW/Radar/ECCM waveforms using AWAACS technology; the TActical Signal Simulator (TASS) for real-time tactical scenarios with 3D moving targets; the Radar Target Simulator (RTS) based on DRFM/PDDL for coherent radar echo generation; and the General Radar Simulator (GRS) which combines all four simulators into a comprehensive EW laboratory suite. Supporting these are the AWAACS (Arbitrary Waveform And Agile Coherent Synthesizer) and AWG18000A Series for complex signal generation; DIY RF Modules up to 20GHz for customized microwave solutions; and GNSS simulators for multi-constellation satellite simulation. The company also provides complementary services including technical engineering, system integration, and worldwide maintenance support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AWAACSâ„¢: Arbitrary Waveform And Agile Coherent Synthesizer - combines AWG flexibility with DDS accuracy and agility in a real-time controlled standalone system.
• TASSâ„¢
• SYNTONY GNSS
• DIYâ„¢ Modules

Products and services

• Threat Signal Simulator (TSS) High-fidelity simulator that generates threat-grade RF signals for electronic warfare and radar receiver/processor testing, intended for defense integrators and EW test laboratories.
• Tactical Signal Simulator (TASS) Tactical-grade RF signal simulator used to reproduce tactical scenarios for testing of radar and EW systems in defense applications.
• Radar Target Simulator (RTS) Generates coherent radar target returns for testing radar sensors, used by radar integrators, military test ranges, and defense laboratories.
• General Radar Simulator (GRS) General-purpose radar signal simulator supporting a broad range of radar test scenarios for defense and commercial radar development.
• AWAACS (Arbitrary Waveform And Agile Coherent Synthesizer) Proprietary arbitrary waveform and agile coherent synthesizer platform forming the core technology base for SYNOPSIS EW and radar simulator products.
• AWG18000A Series Series of high-performance arbitrary waveform generators used for generating complex RF waveforms in laboratory and integration test environments.
• DIY RF Modules Modular RF building blocks and sub-assemblies that customers can integrate into their own RF systems and test setups.
• RF Microwave Sub-systems Custom and catalog RF/microwave sub-systems designed for integration into larger radar, EW, and communications systems.
• GNSS Simulator Simulates GNSS satellite signals for testing of navigation receivers in defense, telecom, and automotive applications.
• PANAM (Phase & Amplitude Noise Analyzer) Instrument for characterizing phase and amplitude noise of RF components, oscillators, and sub-systems used in RF engineering laboratories.
• AXIe Microwave Up-Converters AXIe modular instrument up-converters that translate baseband signals to microwave frequencies for use in modular RF test systems.
• Technical Engineering Services Engineering services provided to customers to support specification, design, customization, and application of SYNOPSIS RF and microwave products.
• System Integration Services Integration services that combine SYNOPSIS simulators and RF sub-systems into customer-specific test, training, and operational environments.
• Maintenance Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Replaces expensive, non-flexible and long trials (the usual one million kilometers qualification tests) by cost-effective and flexible simulation for automotive radar testing

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OKTAL-SEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 June 2020OKTAL-SE and Synopsis Corporation signed an exclusive agreement for the development of advanced solutions for virtual testing of radar and electronic warfare systems. OKTAL-SE is a COTS software editor for physics-based sensor simulation, particularly in RF domain, used for 3D scene edition, synthetic environment modeling, and physics-based 3D scene rendering. This partnership enables unique high-fidelity virtual testing solutions for defense and autonomous vehicle markets.
• Syntony GNSScoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2015Syntony GNSS joined the Synopsis Group. Syntony provides GNSS coverage extension, GNSS receivers for IoT, and GNSS simulator recorders and players based on software defined radio. Syntony's expertise in GNSS simulation complements Synopsis's RF simulation capabilities.
• Keysight TechnologiescoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2013Synopsis Corporation Group is Keysight Solution Partner. The partnership provides microwave up-converters for Keysight M8190A Arbitrary Waveform Generator, extending signal simulation capabilities to 40 GHz for accurate radar, EW, and communications system simulations.
• AVSimulationcoreTechnology or IntegrationSynopsis Corporation Group has a cooperation with AVSimulation for creating HIL test solutions dedicated to automotive radars. Combined with SE-Workbench-RF from OKTAL-SE software suite, the RTS solutions are adapted for automotive radar testing in HIL mode.
• Alcore TechnologiesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAlcore Technologies specializes in surveillance systems and unmanned aerial vehicles. Synopsis Corporation Group is Alcore Technologies representative, primarily for UAV/drone-based surveillance applications.
• TechCommminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTechComm designs and manufactures airborne, seaborne and ground-based radio direction finder equipment. Synopsis Corporation Group is TechComm representative for France, handling direction finding systems integration.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Rohde & Schwarz: Major T&M and defense/EW systems house with signal generators, receivers, and EW simulation/test products that compete with Synopsis' TSS, RTS, GRS and microwave subsystems.
• Northrop Grumman Mission Systems: Large US defense prime in EW, radar and integrated mission systems; competes with Synopsis for EW test and DRFM-based simulation content across US DoD programs.
• National Instruments (NI, now part of Emerson): Modular T&M and PXI-based test platform incumbent used in radar/EW labs; competes with Synopsis' modular simulator architecture in defense and automotive test markets.
• Keysight Technologies: Largest electronic test & measurement incumbent; Synopsis is a Keysight Solution Partner integrating M8190A AWGs, but Keysight competes in AWG, signal simulation and broader RF test where Synopsis' AWAACS and AWG18000A operate.

Direct peers

• Hensoldt: European defense electronics specialist in sensors, EW, and radar — direct overlap with Synopsis' EW/Radar simulator and RF/microwave sub-system offerings to European and allied defense customers.
• Ultra Electronics (Cohort plc / Ultra Maritime): Specialist in naval EW, sonar and signal intelligence — strong overlap with Synopsis' naval ESM, COMINT and EW training simulator references at UK MOD and allied navies.
• Indra Sistemas: Spanish defense and EW systems house with EW/radar simulation capabilities and pan-European customer footprint comparable to Synopsis' defense electronic warfare simulator line.
• Mercury Systems: Defense electronics company focused on RF, microwave, DSP/FPGA and mission-critical subsystems — closely comparable to Synopsis' microwave sub-systems and EW processing modules.
• dSPACE: Leading automotive HIL and simulation platform provider; directly comparable for Synopsis' AVSimulation/automotive radar HIL pivot into ADAS and autonomous driving validation.
• Leonardo DRS: US/Italian-aligned defense electronics business providing EW, RF/microwave and integrated electronic systems — comparable in target customers (DoD, primes) and RF sub-system scope to Synopsis.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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